Table 1.

General characteristics and clinical indices of study participants

	Fulani (n = 63)		Dogon (n = 179)		P value
	N [Median]	% (Range)	N (Median)	% (Range)
Demography
Age (in years)
0–4	35	55.56	87	48.60	0.667
5–9	21	33.33	70	39.11
10–15	7	11.11	22	12.29
Sex
Male	32	50.79	102	56.98	0.39
Female	31	49.21	77	43.02
Clinical data
Hb (g/dL)	[8.7]	(4.6–13.4)	[9.6]	(3.4–15.0)	0.022*
Parasite density (×25)	[119]	(2–2060)	[1000]	(8–10,120)	<0.0001*
Splenomegaly	32	56.14	56	31.46	<0.0001*
Fever prevalence	26	13.90	161	86.63	<0.0001*

Values in [ ] are median values

* Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05)