|
Characteristic
|
FD ASAQ
|
NF ASAQ
|
P value
|
|---|
|
N = 26
|
N = 28
|
|---|
|
Age
|
23.1 (17.9-60.1)
|
24.2 (18.1-56.9)
|
0.98
|
|
Gender (n, M/F)
|
12/14
|
13/15
|
0.98
|
|
Luo ethnic group [N(%)]
|
23 (88.5)
|
24 (85.7)
|
1.00
|
|
Symptoms
[N(%)]
|
|
Headache
|
23 (88.5)
|
26 (92.9)
|
0.66
|
|
Anorexia
|
18 (69.2)
|
14 (50.0)
|
0.15
|
|
Nausea
|
16 (61.5)
|
17 (60.7)
|
0.95
|
|
Weakness
|
13 (50.0)
|
15 (53.6)
|
0.79
|
|
Vomiting
|
12 (46.2)
|
16 (57.1)
|
0.42
|
|
Abdominal pain
|
10 (38.5)
|
13 (46.4)
|
0.55
|
|
Diarrhoea
|
3 (11.5)
|
6 (21.4)
|
0.47
|
|
Cough
|
1 (3.8)
|
4 (14.3)
|
0.35
|
|
Signs
(range)
|
|
Weight (kg)
|
58.0 (50.0-90.0)
|
60.0 (39.0-82.0)
|
0.78
|
|
Temperature (°C)
|
37.2 (36.0-39.0)
|
37.2 (35.8-40.0)
|
0.42
|
|
Pulse rate (beats/min)
|
92.5 (62.0-124.0)
|
90.5 (57.0-131.0)
|
0.90
|
|
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
119.5 (90.0-157.0)
|
125.5 (85.0-160.0)
|
0.48
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
|
70.0 (55.0-92.0)
|
74.0 (51.0-99.0)
|
0.37
|
|
Palpable spleen
|
0
|
1/27 (3.7)
|
1.0
|
|
Palpable liver
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
|
Laboratory results
(range)
|
|
Asexual parasitaemia/µL
|
18,479 (8,927-33,915)
|
13,742 (5,069-23,948)
|
0.56
|
|
Gametocyte carriage (n, %)
|
1 (3.8)
|
0 (0.0)
|
0.48
|
|
Haemoglobin (g/dL)
|
13.3 (10.3-17.6)
|
13.2 (9.9-17.7)
|
0.53
|
|
White blood cells (× 103/µL)
|
5.6 (5.2-6.8)
|
5.1 (2.3-9.5)
|
0.09
|
|
Neutrophils (× 103/µL)
|
3.5 (1.3-5.6)
|
2.6 (0.8-8.1)
|
0.02
|
|
Lymphocytes (× 103/µL)
|
1.3 (0.5-2.5)
|
1.3 (0.5-3.3)
|
0.22
|
|
Monocytes (× 103/µL)
|
0.8 (0.6-1.1)
|
0.6 (0.4-0.8)
|
0.005
|
|
Eosinophils (× 103/µL)
|
0.07 (0.03-0.58)
|
0.08 (0.05-0.19)
|
0.60
|
|
Platelets (× 103/µL)
|
96.0 (44.0-229.0)
|
95.5 (18.0-254.0)
|
0.86
|
|
AST* (IU/L)
|
28.0 (13.4-82.9)
|
31.2 (15.1-56.1)
|
0.99
|
|
ALT* (IU/L)
|
21.6 (10.5-123.1)
|
23.2 (3.8-105.9)
|
0.37
|
|
Total bilirubin (µmol/L)
|
12.0 (1.7-50.6)
|
13.1 (0.0-65.3)
|
0.74
|
|
Creatinine (µmol/L)
|
70.7 (17.7-113.2)
|
75.6 (53.0-114.9)
|
0.26
|
- All continuous data are expressed as median (range).
- *AST – aspartate aminotransferase, ALT- alanine aminotransferase.
