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. 2011 Mar 1;5(3):e968. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000968

Table 3. Clinical signs and symptoms at baseline and treatment outcomes.

Total (n = 138) Tanzania (n = 69) Uganda (n = 69) p-value
n % n % n %
Clinical signs & symptoms
Lymphadenopathy 27 19.6 7 10.1 20 29.0 0.0053
General body pain 132 95.7 69 100.0 63 91.3 0.0123
Headache 128 92.8 65 94.2 63 91.3 0.5114
Fever (≥37.5°C) 37 26.8 20 29.0 17 24.6 0.5643
Fever (>38.5°C) 4 2.9 0 0.0 4 5.8 0.0424
Joint pains 129 93.5 67 97.1 62 89.9 0.0847
Diarrhea 9 6.5 1 1.4 8 11.6 0.0158
Pruritus 21 15.2 4 5.8 17 24.6 0.0003
Oedema 40 29.0 26 37.7 14 20.3 0.0244
Dyspnoe 10 7.2 1 1.4 9 13.0 0.0086
Cough 27 19.6 8 11.6 19 27.5 0.0183
Tremor 54 39.1 43 62.3 11 15.9 0.0001
Hepatomegaly 25 18.1 4 5.8 21 30.4 0.0002
Splenomegaly 51 37.0 11 15.9 40 58.0 0.0001
Walking difficulties 75 54.3 35 50.7 40 58.0 0.3928
Abnormal movements 36 26.1 31 44.9 5 7.2 <0.0001
Sleeping disorder daytime 105 76.1 66 95.7 39 56.5 <0.0001
Sleeping disorder night time 88 63.8 64 92.8 24 34.8 <0.0001
Strange behaviour 25 18.1 15 21.7 10 14.5 0.2691
Disturbed appetite 120 87.0 60 87.0 60 87.0 1
Inactivity 100 72.5 57 82.6 43 62.3 0.0076
Speech impairment 16 11.6 6 8.7 10 14.5 0.2875
Aggressiveness 45 32.6 43 62.3 2 2.9 <0.0001
Treatment outcomes
Death 15 10.1 7 10.1 8 11.6 0.7845
Cure (parasitological & clinical) 123 89.1 62 89.9 61 88.4 0.7845