Table 3.

Characteristics of 564 Fever-Free, Nonhospitalized Children From Ghana

Characteristic	No. (%)
Age, y, median (IQR)	1 (0–3)
Female sex	294 (52)
Underlying condition
G6PD deficiency	1 (0.2)
Plasmodium spp parasitemia	87 (15)
Plasmodium falciparum	82 (94)
Parasite count/µL, median (IQR)	1696 (416–6360)
Hemoglobin level, g/dL, mean ± SD	11.3 ± 1.2
Anemia
Nonsevere anemiaa	30 (5)
Missing data	35 (6)

Data are presented as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.

Abbreviations: G6PD, glucose-6-phospate dehydrogenase; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.

^aHemoglobin level >5.0 g/dL and <9.3 g/dL.