Table 1.

Demographic and clinical parameters of participants from Sabah, Malaysia

	P. falciparum		P. vivax		Uninfected
	Mild anaemia	Non-anaemia	Mild anaemia	Non-anaemia
Sample size (male/female)	n = 4 (1/3)	n = 6 (5/1)	n = 3 (3/0)	n = 7 (5/2)	n = 4 (3/1)
Haemoglobin g/dL (IQR)	11.7 (10.0–12.3)	14.0 (13.2–14.2)	10.9 (10.3–11.8)	14.1 (12.5–15.0)	16.6 (16.3–17.5)
Age (year)	37 (26–48)	40 (30–54)	25 (21–36)	32 (19–46)	34 (30–34)
Parasite count (iRBC/µL)	740 (220–2100)*	19,700 (6800–33,600)*	3400 (430–15,000)	6100 (370–10,300	N/A

Parasite count was determined using blood smear microscopy. Median and interquartile ranges are indicated. Parasitaemia and age were compared between mildly anaemic and non-anaemic P. falciparum and P. vivax patients using Mann–Whitney nonparametric test

* p < 0.05