Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by treatment group

	CQ (n = 79)	SP (n = 77)	SP-AS (n = 81)
Demographic characteristics
Sex ratio, Males:Females	36:43	46:31	43:38
Mean age in months [SD]	31.4 [13.8]	35.9 [16.9]	36.9 [16.3]
Mean weight in kg [SD]	13.4 [2.6]	13.7 [3.3]	14.3 [3.0]
Clinical characteristics
Days with fever before diagnosis, median [IQR]*	2 [1–3]	1 [0–3]	2 [1–3]
Mean body temperature, °C [SD]	38.3 [0.8]	38.3 [0.7]	38.2 [0.7]
Bed net use, n (%)	57 (72.1)	63 (81.1)	60 (74.0)
Parasite density (/μl)at Day 0, (geometric mean [range])	16,323 [1,119; 198,107]	20,100 [1,192; 192,398]	20,286 [1,114; 198,609]
Gametocytaemia at day 0, n (%)	6 (7.6)	2 (2.6)	3 (3.7)
Packed cell volume, mean [range]	32.6 [22–43]	34.1 [26–40]	33.5 [23–43]

*IQR = Interquartile range