. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Aug 7.

Published in final edited form as: J Parasitol. 2006 Dec;92(6):1281–1285. doi: 10.1645/GE-911R.1

Table I.

Median values (95% confidence limits) for per-microliter gametocyte densities, per-microliter asexual parasite densities, and patient temperatures in patients with and without gametocytemia infected with P. vivax and P. falciparum.

	Gametocytemia (log 10)	Parasitemia (log 10)	Temperature (C)
*P. vivax*
Thailand 1998	2.37 (2.26–2.51)	3.76 (3.65–3.89) 2.26 (1.76–2.60)^*	38.2 (37.8–38.7) 37.7 (37.5–37.9)^*
Thailand 1999	2.24 (2.14–2.35)	3.79 (3.62–3.98) 2.57 (2.20–2.86)^*	38.3 (37.7–38.9) 37.5 (37.2–37.8)^*
Thailand 2001	2.04 (1.95–2.12)	3.91 (3.78–4.01) 2.80 (2.61–2.99)^*	38.4 (38.0–38.8) 37.5 (37.3–37.9)^*
*P. falciparum*
Thailand 1998	2.27 (1.73–2.70)	3.58 (2.42–4.10) 4.00 (3.82–4.14)^*	37.8 (37.2–38.7) 38.2 (37.9–38.8)^*
Thailand 1999	2.03 (1.58–2.51)	4.01 (2.89–4.36) 3.96 (3.65–4.20)^*	37.6 (37.1–38.1) 38.2 (37.9–38.7)^*
Thailand 2001	2.00 (1.49–2.64)	3.69 (2.29–4.70) 4.02 (3.89–4.23)^*	37.6 (36.6–38.7) 38.7 (38.4–38.9)^*
Peru 1998	2.43 (1.84–3.22)	3.67 (2.35–4.30) 4.14 (3.76–4.34)	37.3 (36.0–38.3) 37.8 (37.6–38.4)
Peru 1999	1.74 (1.51–3.51)	3.75 (2.41–5.34) 3.58 (3.07–4.12)	37.1 (36.4–37.4) 38.0 (37.2–38.5)

Mann-Whitney U-test, P < 0.00007 for comparisons between patients infected with P. vivax and P. falciparum.