Table 1.
Characteristics of the 566 participants enrolled in the study.
| Parameter | Total |
|---|---|
| % (n) | 100 (566) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 52.8 (299) |
| Male | 47.2 (267) |
| Age group in years | |
| 1–5 | 51.4 (291) |
| 6–10 | 24.9 (141) |
| 11–15 | 23.7 (134) |
| Mean age (SD) in years | 6.4 (4.5) |
| Mean height (SD) in cm | 112.6 (28.4) |
| Mean weight (SD) in kg | 23.7 (14.6) |
| Mean Hb conc. in g/dL | 10.4 (2.0) |
| Sociodemographic factors | |
| Altitude of residence | |
| Lowland | 61.5 (348) |
| Highland | 38.5 (218) |
| Point of presentation | |
| Community | 36.7(208) |
| Hospital | 63.3 (358) |
| Health district | |
| Buea | 37.5 (212) |
| Limbe | 62.5 (354) |
| Age of household head (years)a | N = 407 |
| ≤25 | 3.9 (16) |
| 26–35 | 28.5 (116) |
| 36–50 | 44.2 (180) |
| >50 | 23.3 (95) |
| Education level of household head | |
| Primary | 23.3 (132) |
| Secondary | 40.6 (230) |
| Tertiary | 31.6 (179) |
| No formal | 4.4 (25) |
| Family size | |
| ≤5 | 50.5 (286) |
| 6–10 | 43.8 (248) |
| >10 | 5.7 (32) |
| Clinical factors | |
| Mean temperature (SD) in °C | 37.1 (1.1) |
| Malaria parasite prevalence | 27.7 (157) |
| Fever prevalence | 27.7 (157) |
| Prevalence of inflammation | 58.4 (211) |
| Anaemia prevalence | 68.7 (389) |
| Microcytosis | 48.9 (277) |
| Malnutrition | 15.2 (86) |
aCalculated for 407 participants.