TABLE 1.

Demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of the study participants categorized based on levels of Schistosoma mansoni eggs per gram of feces

	Low intensity*	Medium intensity*	High intensity*
Number of participants	89	41	23
Gender (n, % Male)	46 (51.7)	21 (51.2)	14 (60.9)
Age (year) (mean ± SD)	9.2 ± 0.9	9.3 ± 0.9	9.6 ± 0.6
Hemoglobin (g/dL) (mean ± SD)	11.2 ± 1.6	11.6 ± 1.4	11.1 ± 2.1
Plasmodium falciparum (%)	29.0	30.3	10.5
Other helminths (%)	38.2	43.9	43.5
Height (cm) (mean ± SD)	130.3 ± 8.6	131.5 ± 8.6	133.7 ± 1.2
Weight (kg) (mean ± SD)	27.8 ± 5.2	28.8 ± 5.4	29.7 ± 4.2

^*Low (1–99 eggs per gram [EPG]), Medium (100–399 EPG), and High (≥ 400 EPG).