TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of Ugandan children with malaria and anemia by study group1
| Immediate (n = 50) | Delayed (n = 50) | P | |
| Age, y | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 0.792 |
| Sex, M | 30 (60) | 27 (54) | 0.623 |
| HAZ4 | −1.4 ± 1.1 | −1.3 ± 1.0 | 0.57 |
| HAZ <−2 | 11 (22.9) | 10 (21.7) | 0.89 |
| WHZ4 | −0.85 ± 1.2 | −0.78 ± 1.1 | 0.76 |
| WHZ <−2 | 8 (16.7) | 5 (10.8) | 0.42 |
| WAZ5 | −1.5 ± 1.1 | −0.78 ± 1.1 | 0.59 |
| WAZ <−2 | 19 (38.0) | 17 (34.7) | 0.73 |
| Malaria parasite density,6 parasites/μL | 46,700 [4600; 111,000] | 31,300 [1240; 94,100] | 0.407 |
1
Values are means ± SDs, medians [IQRs], or n (%). HAZ, height-for-age z score; WAZ, weight-for-age z score; WHZ, weight-for-height z score.
2
Determined by t test that compared immediate with delayed groups (all means).
3
Determined by χ2 test (all proportions).
4
Immediate, n = 48; delayed, n = 46.
5
Delayed, n = 49.
6
Immediate, n = 46; delayed, n = 43.
7
Wilcoxon’s rank sum test compared immediate with delayed groups.