Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants
| Variable | Overall cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua | Sumatra | ||
| Falciparum | Vivax | Vivax | |
| Number of persons enrolled (n) | 114 | 81 | 35 |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 22 (16.8) | 15.1 (12) | 17 (14.6) |
| Range (y.o): | 1–65 | 2–45 | 2–58 |
| 1–5 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 6–10 | 25 | 18 | 10 |
| 11–15 | 22 | 17 | 4 |
| 16–20 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| > 20 | 46 | 22 | 12 |
| Gender | |||
| Male [n (%)] | 56 (49.1%) | 41 (50.6%) | 17 (48.6%) |
| Female [n (%)] | 58 (50.9%) | 40 (49.4%) | 18 (51.4%) |
| Haemoglobin [g/dL] | |||
| Mean (SD) | 12.4 (1.8) | 9.7 (3.2) | 11.2 (7.3) |
| Range (min–max) | 7.1–17.2 | 5.6–12.4 | 6.4–37.5 |
| Body temperature [°C, mean (SD)] | 37.6 (1.2) | 37.4 (1.4) | 36.8 (1.0) |
| Range | 35–39.9 | 35–40.3 | 36–41 |
| Parasite density (/µl) [mean geometric parasitaemia] | 10,777 | 3918 | 1512 |
| Range | 600–213,000 | 280–31,800 | 320–9320 |