Table 1.
Clinical and demographic characteristics of eligible patients in studies of the National Antimalarial Drug Resistance Monitoring System, northeast India, 2012-13
| Study site | Lunglei (Mizoram) | Gomati (Tripura) | Changlang (Arunachal Pradesh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic |
(N = 66) |
(N = 72) |
(N = 37) |
| Sex (no (%)) |
|
|
|
| Male |
39 (59.1) |
39 (54.2) |
22 (59.5) |
| Female |
27 (40.9) |
33 (45.8) |
15 (40.5) |
| Age category (no (%)) |
|
|
|
| < 5 yr |
6 (9.1) |
24 (33.3) |
7 (18.9) |
| 5-15 yr |
26 (39.4) |
30 (41.7) |
18 (48.6) |
| Adult |
34 (51.5) |
18 (25.0) |
12 (32.4) |
| Temperature (˚C) |
|
|
|
| Mean ± SD |
36.3 ± 1.3 |
38.1 ± 0.4 |
38.2 ± 0.5 |
| Range |
36.2-39.3 |
37.5 - 39.2 |
(37.5 - 39.1) |
| Febrile (≥ 37.5) |
|
|
|
| Yes (no (%)) |
13 (19.7) |
72 (100.0) |
37 (100.0) |
| No (no (%)) |
53 (80.3) |
- |
- |
| Parasite count (no/μl)a |
|
|
|
| Mean ± SD |
18899.3 ± 23979.5 |
18507.6 ± 20937.3 |
31186.5 ± 27451.6 |
| < 5,000 |
22 (33.3) |
26 (36.1) |
7 (18.9) |
| 5,000-50,000 |
36 (54.5) |
37 (51.4) |
20 (54.1) |
| ≥ 50,000 |
8 (12.1) |
9 (12.5) |
10 (27.0) |
| Gametocytes on day 0 |
|
|
|
| (no (%)) |
3 (4.2) |
17 (23.9) |
12 (32.4) |
| Number of mutations |
|
|
|
| 0-2 |
6 (9.1) |
3 (4.2) |
1 (2.7) |
| 2-4 |
4 (6.1) |
5 (6.9) |
2 (5.4) |
| ≥ 5 | 56 (84.8) | 64 (88.9) | 34 (91.9) |
aAt enrolment, before treatment.