Table 5.

Mean parasite density by age group among individuals with a positive blood slide

		Parasite density
Age category (years)	No of observation	Parasites/μL(*)	95% CI
0-4	66	3222	[2196-4726]
5-9	53	1349	[864-2106]
10-24	54	512	[372-706]
25-+	32	335	[206-547]
Total	205	1118	[887-1408]

P value (Anova test) < 0.001

(*) Geometric means of parasites density in positive slides