Table 4.
Prevalence and density of gametocytemia (by qPCR) per maturation state on day 1, according to the study group
| Study group | Prevalence % (n) | Density (geometric mean of cDNA copies/µL)* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immature | Mature | Total | Immature | Mature | Total | |
| pfs16 | pfs25 | pfs16 + pfs25 | pfs16 | pfs25 | pfs16 + pfs25 | |
| 0.75-d3 | 60 (12) | 15 (3) | 60 (12) | 50 | 33 | 55 |
| 0.50-d1 + 0.25-d3 | 25 (5) | 5 (1) | 24 (5) | 166 | 9 | 166 |
| 0.25-d1,2,3 | 48 (10) | 5 (1) | 50 (10) | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| Total | 44 (27) | 8 (5) | 44 (27) | 44 | 12 | 56 |
| P (χ2) | P (KW) | |||||
| 0.041 | 0.400 | 0.055 | 0.119 | 0.356 | 0.117 | |
qPCR = quantitative polymerase chain reaction; KW = Kruskal–Wallis.
Bold values indicate a P value < 0.05.
*
Density was calculated for patients with gametocytes (excluding those without gametocytes).