| aPattern 3 (n = 23) | bPattern 4 (n = 35) | cPattern 7 (n = 32) | ALL (n = 84) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% of total | 27 | 35 | 38 | 100 | Â |
Gender M/F | 14/9 | 15/14 | 18/14 | 47/37 | 0.80 |
Age (year) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean (sd) | 7.5(3.2) | 6.1(3.3) | 4.5(2.9) | 5.9(3.4) | 0.003 |
 Range | 2–13 | 1–13 | 1.1–13 | 1–13 | 0.01 |
 No. <5 years (%) | 5 (22) | 10 (34) | 19 (59) | 34 (0.40) | |
Duration of illness (days) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean (sd) | 2.4(1.1) | 3.0(1.0) | 2.9(1.2) | 2.8(1.1) | 0.22 |
 Range | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–7 | 1–7 | |
Weight (kg) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean (sd) | 19.2(5.9) | 17.4(5.7) | 13.5(4.8) | 16.5(5.9) | 0.001 |
 Range | 9–35 | 7–29 | 6–27 | 6–35 | |
Haematocrit (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mean (sd) | 33.6(2.2) | 32(2.6) | 24.8(3.1) | 29.6(4.8) | <0.0001 |
 Range | 30–37 | 30–38 | 18–29 | 18–38 | |
Temperature (°C) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Mean (sd) | 37.9(1.2) | 38.5(1.0) | 38.3(1.3) | 38.3(1.2) | 0.22 |
 Range | 35.3–40 | 36.2–40.6 | 35.9–40.5 | 35.3–40.6 | 0.11 |
 No. with temp. >37.4 °C (%) | 16 (70) | 26 (90) | 22 (69) | 64 (76) | |
Parasitaemia (μL−1) |  |  |  |  |  |
 Geometric Mean | 61,756 | 35,466 | 77,324 | 53,464 | 0.049d |
 Range | 2880–281,538 | 1800–345,600 | 3625–467,681 | 1800–467,681 | 0.03 |
 No. with >100,000 μL−1(%) | 4(17) | 6(21) | 15(47) | 25(30) | |
FIH/1000 asexual parasite cpb | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Median | 0.015 | 0.06 | 0.011 | 0.023 | 0.004e |
 Range | 0.004–0.35 | 0.01–0.66 | 0.0009–0.36 | 0.0009–0.66 |