TABLE 3.

Demographic and baseline characteristics (ITT population)

Characteristic	DHA/PQP treatment group
	Dispersible tablet (n = 199)	Crushed tablet (n = 99)
No. (%) of patients
Male	89 (44.7)	47 (47.5)
Female	110 (55.3)	52 (52.5)
Mean age and wt ± SD
Age (mo)	9.1 ± 1.8	9.2 ± 2.0
Wt (kg)	7.9 ± 1.2	8.0 ± 1.1
Clinical data
Fever, no. (%) of patients	119 (59.8)	61 (61.6)
Mean temp in °C (range)	37.8 (35.8–40.3)	37.8 (35.8–40.2)
Mean parasite density (range)	53,282 (771–226,707)	56,480 (108–322,194)
Presence of gametocytes, no. (%) of patients	10 (5.0)	5 (5.1)
Mean hemoglobin in g/dl (range)	8.96 (5.40–12.00)	8.98 (6.90–12.40)