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. 2018 Jan 15;98(3):677–682. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0662

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of uncomplicated malaria study patients

Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium vivax P value
Number of subjects enrolled 61 68
Males % (N) 62.3 (38) 50 (34) 0.214
Age (years)
 Median [range], years 23.5 [4.3–63.9] 18.3 (1.8–50) 0.075
 1 to < 5 years % (n) 1.6 (1) 1.5 (1)
 5 to < 15 years % (n) 18.0 (11) 30.9 (21) 0.241
 15 to 65 years % (n) 80.3 (49) 67.6 (46)
Temperature (°C)
 > 37.5% (n) 52.5 (32) 48. (33) 0.725
 Mean (95% CI) 37.8 (37.5–38.1) 37.8 (37.5–38.2) 0.033
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
 Mean (95% CI) 13.8 (13.1–14.5) 13.2 (12.6–13.8) 0.699
 < 10 g/dL % (n/N) 5.2 (3/58) 6.2 (4/65) 1.000
Geometric mean (95% CI) parasite count per µL blood 12,088 (9,897–14,764) 9,897 (7,331–10,938) 0.994

CI = confidence intervals.