Table 1.

Baseline characteristics in the ITT cohort

	AS-AQ		AL		p value
Number of patients	188		195		-
Mean age (SD)	15.7	(±16.2)	14.4	(±12.1)	0.36a
Sex ratio (M/F),	1.04		1.35		0.09b
Mean weight, kg (SD)	36.1	(±23.3)	36.6	(±21.8)	0.80b
Mean temperature, °C (SD)	38.3	(±0.81)	38.3	(±0.9)	0.74b
GM parasite count, μL (SD)	38,752.8	(±47,806.9)	41,371	(±65,165.8)	0.65b

Notes: ^achi-squared test; ^bStudent’s t-test.

Abbreviations: AS-AQ, artesunate-amodiaquine; AL, artemether-lumefantrine; GM, geometric mean, ITT, intention to treat.