Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of 77 follow-up patients
| n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years: mean (SD) median | 25.8 (14.4) 22.0 | ||
| Gender: male | 40 | 51.9 | |
| Ethnicity: | |||
| African descent | 48 | 62.3 | |
| Mestizo | 22 | 28.6 | |
| Native American | 7 | 9.1 | |
| Malaria: number of episodes in the previous year | |||
| 0 | 22 | 28.6 | |
| 1 | 22 | 28.6 | |
| 2–4 | 28 | 36.4 | |
| > 4 | 5 | 6.4 | |
| Current malaria episode: | |||
| Evolution time, days: mean (SD) median | 4.7 (2.9) 4.0 | ||
| Parasitemia day 0, asexual forms/µL: mean (SD) median | 8,726 (8,818) 5,504 | ||
| Symptoms during current malaria episode | |||
| Fever | 77 | 100 | |
| Cephalea | 77 | 100 | |
| Shivers | 77 | 100 | |
| Diaphoresis | 77 | 100 | |
| Musculoskeletal pain | 53 | 68.8 | |
| Nausea | 36 | 46.8 | |
| Asthenia | 33 | 42.9 | |
| Abdominal pain | 30 | 39 | |
| Anorexia | 29 | 37.7 | |