Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients in relation to parasitological day 3 results
| Characteristics | Microscopy (N = 265) | LAMP (N = 256) | PCR (N = 265) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (n = 265) | Positive (n = 217) | Negative (n = 39) | P-value | Positive (n = 224) | Negative (n = 41) | P-value | |
| Gender, n (%) Male | 148 (55.8) | 120 (55.3) | 22 (56.4) | 0.90* | 122 (54.5) | 26 (63.4) | 0.29* |
| Age (years.), median (IQR) | 10 (5–16) | 10 (5-15) | 12 (6–27) | 0.22† | 10 (5–15) | 14 (5–35) | 0.08† |
| Age group ≤ 5 years, n (%) | 76 (28.7) | 64 (29.5) | 9 (23.1) | 0.41* | 66 (25.5) | 10 (24.4) | 0.5* |
| Age group > 5 years, n (%) | 189 (71.3) | 153 (70.5) | 30 (76.9) | 0.41* | 158 (70.5) | 31 (75.6) | 0.5* |
| Weight (Kg), median (IQR) | 27 (18–47) | 27 (17–45) | 27 (18–57) | 0.23† | 27 (17–44) | 27 (18–56) | 0.19† |
| Day 0–parasitemia by microscopy (/µL), median (IQR) | 16,800 (4,720–63,360) | 24,600 (7,280–65,920) | 3,360 (1,040–6,680) | < 0.001† | 23,160 (7,390–66,400) | 3,120 (820–7,080) | < 0.001† |
| Hemoglobin g/dL, median (IQR) | 12.2 (10.7–13.2) | 12.0 (10.6–13.1) | 12.7 (11.5–14.1) | 0.03† | 12.0 (10.7–13.3) | 12.5 (11–14) | 0.09† |
| Body temperature (°C), median (IQR) | 38.4 (37.7–39.1) | 38.5 (37.7–39.1) | 37.9 (37.2–38.9) | 0.05† | 38.5 (37.7–39.1) | 37.7 (37.2–38.7) | 0.001† |
* Chi-squared tests.
† Mann–Whitney U test.
Significant P-values are highlighted in bold.