Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of patients in the three populations
| Thailand | The Gambia | Tanzania | |
| Total number of patients | 7548 | 2020 | 1400 |
| Age (years)1 | 13 (2–43) | 4 (1–10) | 4 (1–32) |
| Male2 | 3183 (56%) | 613 (54%) | 487 (43%) |
| History of illness (days)1 | 2 (0–5) | No Data | 3 (0–7) |
| Symptoms present2 | 5458 (97%) | No Data | 922 (88%) |
| Haematocrit (%)1 | 35 (25–44) | 30 (20–39) | 31 (18–40)4 |
| Palpable liver2 | 868 (16%) | 221 (20%) | No Data |
| Palpable spleen2 | 1197 (22%) | 517 (45%) | No Data |
| Axillary temperature1 | 37.7 (36.1–39.6) | 37.8 (36.2–40) | No Data |
| Parasitaemia (/μL)1 | 6,920 (166–183,920) | 32,500 (1,360–311,575) | 59,400 (7,992–271,913)5 |
| Parasitaemia (/μL)2,3 | |||
| ≤ 1,600 | 1,867 (25%) | 117 (6%) | 395 (28%) |
| 1,600–4,000 | 1,100 (15%) | 142 (7%) | 454 (32%) |
| 4,000–20,000 | 2,206 (29%) | 499 (25%) | 262 (19%) |
| > 20,000 | 2,330 (31%) | 1,262 (62%) | 289 (21%) |
1 median and 90% range are presented.
2 number (%) of patients with this characteristic.
3 n = 49 patients in Thailand had confirmed parasitaemia on admission but the actual count was not recorded.
4 data available for n = 65.
5 data available for n = 257.