TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients in this study
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) (mean [SD]) | 15.5 (6.1) |
| Sex (no. of males/total no. of patients [%]) | 364/580 (62.8) |
| Schistosoma japonicum egg count (epg) (geometric mean [SD]) | 42 (32) |
| No. of patients infected with hookworm/total no. tested (%) | 345/570 (60.5) |
| Hookworm egg count (epg) (geometric mean [SD]) | 212 (161) |
| Hemoglobin level (g/dl) (mean [SD]) | 12.49 (1.79) |
| No. of patients with anemiaa/total no. tested (%) | |
| Iron-deficiency anemia | 116/570 (20.4) |
| Non-iron-deficiency anemia | 73/570 (12.8) |
| Moderate all-cause anemia | 18/573 (3.1) |
a
Iron-deficiency anemia is defined as a hemoglobin level below the WHO cutoff and an SF level of ≤30 ng/ml. Non-iron-deficient anemia is defined as a hemoglobin level below the WHO cutoff and an SF level of >30 ng/ml. Moderate all-cause anemia is defined as a hemoglobin level of ≥7 and <9 g/dl.