Table 1.

Clinical, parasitological, and laboratory characteristics on admission

	Ibuprofen (n = 25)	Placebo (n = 25)
Patients' data
Gender (F/M)	10/15	8/17
Age (years)	3.6 ± 1.4	4.5 ± 1.7
Temperature * (°C)	38.1 ± 1.0	38.7 ± 1.1
Laboratory data
Geometric mean parasitemia (range)	63,557 (20,000 – 200,000)	70,516 (20,000 – 200,000)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	9.3 ± 1.2	9.6 ± 1.3
Packed-cell volume (%)	28.8 ± 4.2	29.6 ± 4.2
Leucocytes count (/μL)	7,400 ± 3,400	7.9 ± 2,300
Platelets (/μL)	157,000 ± 63,000	141,000 ± 43,000

Data were summarized by use of descriptive statistics.

Numbers are given as mean ± SD, unless specified otherwise.

* N = 49 (one patient in ibuprofen group was excluded because axillary temperature was recorded)