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Table 4 Haematology on admission by site

From: Comparing changes in haematologic parameters occurring in patients included in randomized controlled trials of artesunate-amodiaquine vs single and combination treatments of uncomplicated falciparum in sub-Saharan Africa

 

WCC(*109/L)

Neutrophils(*109/L)

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

Platelets(*109/L)

Site

N

mean

SD

n

Leuco-poenia

N

mean

SD

n

Neutro-paenia

N

Mean

SD

n

Anae-mia

N

mean

SD

n

Throm-bocyto-paenia

Cameroon

166

7.5

1.7

0

0%

165

4.0

1.4

3

2%

166

12.1

1.4

153

8%

     

Gabon

216

7.8

3.0

2

1%

207

3.7

2.4

16

8%

          

Kenya

41

9.6

3.7

0

0%

41

6.2

3.0

0

0%

397

9.3

2.0

155

61%

     

Madagascar

178

7.1

3.0

0

0%

167

4.6

2.7

1

1%

178

11.5

2.3

145

19%

     

Mali-Bancouna

201

9.4

3.7

1

0%

194

6.2

3.1

1

1%

200

9.9

1.6

99

51%

     

Mali-Bougoula

752

10.4

4.4

4

1%

     

752

10.2

1.8

424

44%

697

180

93

264

38%

Rwanda-kicukiro

222

6.7

2.6

5

2%

222

3.7

2.0

10

5%

312

10.8

2.0

222

29%

     

Rwanda-mashesha

269

5.4

1.7

0

0%

269

3.0

1.3

5

2%

391

10.1

1.4

232

41%

     

Rwanda-rukara

270

4.0

1.6

80

30%

270

1.8

1.0

80

30%

365

10.3

1.8

242

34%

     

Senegal

392

9.3

4.5

2

1%

392

5.3

3.2

6

2%

392

10.1

2.4

209

47%

     

Uganda-Kampala

721

7.6

3.6

8

1%

714

4.3

2.5

26

4%

728

11.6

1.3

646

11%

717

210

86

186

26%

Zanzibar-Kivunge

297

6.2

3.1

18

6%

297

3.5

2.3

22

7%

297

8.8

1.5

66

78%

     

Zanzibar-Micheweni

105

6.4

1.5

0

0%

105

3.0

1.2

0

0%

105

8.1

1.5

14

87%

     

Total

3830

7.8

3.9

120

3%

3043

4.0

2.6

170

6%

4283

10.3

2.0

2607

39%

1414

195

90

450

32%