TABLE 1.

Demographic and clinical features of the P. vivax patients at the time of enrollment (day zero)

Patient feature	Value
Total no. of patients (% male)	587 (53.15)
Median age (yrs) (range)	9 (1–77)
% patients feverish on day zero (axillary temp >37.5°C)	82.96 (487/587)
Mean temp (°C) (range)	38.6 (35.5–41.7)
Asexual parasite density on day zero (geometric mean [range]) in age group
<5 yrs (n = 64)	1,793/μl (60–40,000)
5–15 yrs (n = 385)	2,026/μl (20–54,600)
>15 yrs (n = 138)	1,158/μl (40–32,280)
% patients presenting with gametocytes on day zero	67.63 (397/587)
Gametocyte density on day zero (geometric mean [range])	44/μl (0–2,940)