Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population.

Variable	Uncomplicated malaria(n = 59)	Severe malaria (n = 15)
	Value (%) or Median (range)
Sex
Male	55 (93.2)	14 (93.3)
Female	4 (6.8)	1 (6.7)
Age in years	35.5 (13–66)	42.6 (27–60)
Parasite count at diagnosis	2283 (32–53040)
P. falciparum	1510 (32–53,040)	138,423 (18,985–668,000)
P.vivax	2725 (60 to 49,655)
Nationality
Sri Lankan	39 (66)	13 (87)
Foreigners	20 (34)	2 (13)
Origin of infection
Asia	35 (61.4)	0
Africa	24 (40.6)	15 (100)
Plasmodium species
P.falciparum	18 (30.5)	15 (100)
P.vivax	32 (54.2)
P.ovale	7 (11.9)
P.malariae	1 (1.7)
P.knowlesi	1 (1.7)