Table 1. Clinical patient characteristics.

Table 1a. Discovery cohort patient characteristics
Variable	Characteristics	CC (n = 89)	UM (n = 89)	SMA (n = 89)	CM (n = 89)
Sex (n, %)	female	48 (53%)	30 (33%)	36 (40%)	45 (50%)
	male	41 (46%)	59 (66%)	53 (59%)	44 (49%)
Age (month)	Mean ± SD	61±42	47±36	36±27	56±35
PCV (%)	Median	35	30	13	25
MP Density (MP/µL)	Mean	0	42.7*103	38.5*103	41.4*103
	Unknown	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	n = 2 (2%)	n = 7 (8%)

MP: Malaria parasite.

PCV: Packed Cell Volume.

CC: Community controls, UM: Uncomplicated malaria.

SMA: Severe malaria anemia; CM: Cerebral malaria.