| aPattern 1 | bPattern 2 | cPattern 6 | ALL | eP value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | 123 (49.6) | 48 (19.4) | 57 (23) | 228 (92) | Â |
Gender | |||||
 M/F | 66/57 | 21/27 | 33/24 | 120/108 | 0.33 |
Age (year) | |||||
 Mean (sd) | 7.3 (3.6) | 5.6 (2.7) | 5.3 (2.7) | 6.5 (3.3) | < 0.0001 |
 Range | 0.7–14 | 2–10 | 1.2–12.5 | 0.7–14 |  |
Duration of illness (days) | |||||
 Mean (sd) | 2.5 (1.1) | 2.8 (1) | 3.2 (1.3) | 2.7 (1.2) | < 0.0001 |
 Range | 1–7 | 1–5 | 1–7 | 1–7 |  |
Weight (kg) | |||||
 Mean (sd) | 20.2 (7.5) | 16.7 (5.3) | 16.0 (4.3) | 18.4 (6.7) | 0.009 |
 Range | 7–40 | 9–31 | 7–26 | 7–40 |  |
Haematocrit (%) | |||||
 Mean (sd) | 34.7 (2.7) | 32.4 (2.8) | 26.4 (2.6) | 32.3 (4.4) | < 0.0001 |
 Range | 30–42 | 30–38 | 18–29 | 18–42 |  |
Temperature (°C) | |||||
 Mean (sd) | 38.4 (1.1) | 38.6 (1) | 38.4 (1.2) | 38.4 (1.1) | 0.60 |
 Range | 35–40.9 | 35–40.1 | 35.9–40.5 | 35–40.9 |  |
No. with temp. | |||||
 i. >37.4 °C (%) | 97 (79) | 42 (88) | 43 (75) | 182 (80) | 0.28 |
 ii. >40.0 °C (%) | 8 (7) | 1 (2) | 14 (25) | 23 (10) | < 0.0001 |
Parasitaemia (μL−1) | |||||
 Geometric Mean | 52,037 | 59,361 | 64,514 | 56,468 | 0.37 |
 Range | 2,000-459,000 | 8,000-1,080,200 | 2,094-346,153 | 2,000-1,080,200 |  |
No. with ≥100,000 μL−1(%) | 34 (27.6) | 11 (22.9) | 18 (31.6) | 63 (27.6) | d0.61 |