Table 1.

Clinical features at baseline of children suffering from acute uncomplicated malaria by body weight group (ITT population)

Characteristic	BWG1	BWG2	BWG3	TOTAL
Number enrolled and treated (ITT)	50	37	16	103
Sex (M: F)	21:29	21:16	8:8	50:53
Age (years)
Mean ± SD	1.3 ± 0.56	3.4 ± 1.3	6.5 ± 1.76	2.8 ± 2.13
Range	0.2 – 3.1	0.9 – 6.8	4.0 – 9.9	0.2 – 9.9
Non-Immune (n)	15	-	-	15
Weight (kg)
Mean ± SD	8.0 ± 1.05	12.3 ± 1.52	18.7 ± 1.87	11.2 ± 4.0
Range	5.1 – 9.6	10 – 14.5	15.5 – 22	5.1 – 22
Parasite density (/μL)
Mean ± SD	21,286 ± 19,900	32,668 ± 27,400	27,656 ± 26,074	26,364 ± 24,135
Range	2,927–95,546	2,112–106,425	2,332–104,919	2,112–106,426
Temperature (°C)
Mean ± SD	38.9 ± 0.80	38.8 ± 0.86	39.0 ± 0.64	38.9 ± 0.80
Range	37.6 – 40.8	37.6 – 40.3	37.9 – 39.8	37.6 – 40.8
Haemoglobin (g/L)
Mean ± SD	90.2 ± 14.73	92.7 ± 16.41	103.4 ± 15.87	93.3 ± 16.04
Haematocrit (%)
Mean ± SD	27.9 ± 4.12	28.6 ± 4.17	30.9 ± 4.77	28.6 ± 4.33