Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of subjects by treatment arm

Characteristics	AS+SP	AL
Size (n)	242	237
Age (year)
Mean ± standard deviation	8.83 ± 7.18	8.98 ± 7.06
Minimum–maximum	1.08–43.00	0.92–48.00
Age range (%)
5 years	27.3	27.5
≥ 5 years	72.7	72.5
Sex (%)
Female	50.0	41.3
Male	50.0	58.7
Weight (kg)
Mean ± standard deviation	22.32 ± 12.55	22.73 ± 11.65
Minimum–maximum	7.00–67.00	7.00–62.00
Hemoglobin concentration (g/dL)
Mean ± standard deviation	10.94 ± 2.00	10.89 ± 2.01
Minimum–maximum	5.20–17.90	5.50–17.70

AL = artemether + lumefantrine; AS+SP = artesunate + sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine.