TABLE 1.

Demographics of children with TB

Characteristic	No. or median value (IQR)
Total no. of patients	113
Age (yr)	5.00 (2.17–8.25)
Wt (kg)	14.3 (9.70–20.1)
Serum creatinine (μmol/liter)	36.0 (27.3–47.8)
Sex
Male	63
Female	50
HIV infection
Positive	59
Negative	54
NAT2 genotype
Slow	51
Intermediate	50
Fast	12
Dose (mg/kg)
Rifampin	15.8 (13.6–18.8)
Isoniazid	11.0 (9.06–12.8)
Pyrazinamide	24.7 (22.6–29.7)
Ethambutol	16.8 (15.0–20.3)
Wt band (kg) in simulation (n)
5–7 (16,000)	Wt (kg): 6.45 (6.17–7.25)
	Age (yr): 0.960 (0.650–1.42)
8–14 (41,000)	Wt (kg): 12.5 (10.1–13.4)
	Age (yr): 4.00 (2.17–5.00)
15–20 (27,000)	Wt (kg): 17.7 (16.0–19.5)
	Age (yr): 6.50 (5.25–8.92)
21–30 (21,000)	Wt (kg): 22.4 (21.9–24.2)
	Age (yr): 9.83 (8.25–11.92)