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Table 3 Clinical, parasitological and other characteristics of patients in different minor temporal patternsd

From: Temporal changes in haematocrit following artemisinin-based combination treatments of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children

 

aPattern 3

bPattern 5

cPattern 7

Number (%)

7 (2.8)

1 (0.4)

3 (1.2)

Gender

 M/F

4/3

0/1

2/1

Age (year)

 Mean (sd)

5.6 (2)

2

2.7 (0.3)

 Range

2–8

2

2.5–4

Duration of illness (days)

 Mean (sd)

2.5 (0.8)

3

2.3 (0.6)

 Range

1–3

3

2–3

Weight (kg)

 Mean (sd)

17 (3.1)

10

11.7 (2.5)

 Range

13–20

10

9–14

Haematocrit (%)

 Mean (sd)

34.1 (3.6)

22

27.3 (2.1)

 Range

30–40

22

25–29

Temperature (°C)

 Mean (sd)

38.9 (1.3)

37.1

38.8

 Range

36.7–40.6

37.1

38.8

No. with temp.

 >37.4 °C (%)

6 (86)

0 (0)

3 (100)

 >40.0 °C (%)

2 (29)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Parasitaemia (μL−1)

 Geometric mean

67,985

288,461

65,333

 Range

14,792-197,308

288,461

21,220-467,681

No. with >100,000 μL−1 (%)

3 (43)

1 (100)

1 (33)

  1. aHaematocrit ≥ 30 % before treatment followed by haematocrit < 30 % 3 – 5 weeks following treatment, and a rise to ≥ 30 % by 6 weeks after treatment
  2. bHaematocrit < 30 % before and following treatment
  3. cHaematocrit < 30 % before treatment, followed by > 30 % by days 21–28, and thereafter a fall to <30 %, 5 – 6 weeks following treatment
  4. dStatistical comparison not carried out because of very few number of patients in the three patterns