From: Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte dynamics in areas of different malaria endemicity
 | Thailand | The Gambia | Tanzania |
---|---|---|---|
Total number of patients | 7548 | 2020 | 1400 |
Age (years) 1 | 13 (2–43) | 4 (1–10) | 4 (1–32) |
Male 2 | 3183 (56%) | 613 (54%) | 487 (43%) |
History of illness (days) 1 | 2 (0–5) | No Data | 3 (0–7) |
Symptoms present 2 | 5458 (97%) | No Data | 922 (88%) |
Haematocrit (%) 1 | 35 (25–44) | 30 (20–39) | 31 (18–40)4 |
Palpable liver 2 | 868 (16%) | 221 (20%) | No Data |
Palpable spleen 2 | 1197 (22%) | 517 (45%) | No Data |
Axillary temperature 1 | 37.7 (36.1–39.6) | 37.8 (36.2–40) | No Data |
Parasitaemia (/μL) 1 | 6,920 (166–183,920) | 32,500 (1,360–311,575) | 59,400 (7,992–271,913)5 |
Parasitaemia (/μL) 2,3 |  |  |  |
   ≤ 1,600 | 1,867 (25%) | 117 (6%) | 395 (28%) |
   1,600–4,000 | 1,100 (15%) | 142 (7%) | 454 (32%) |
   4,000–20,000 | 2,206 (29%) | 499 (25%) | 262 (19%) |
   > 20,000 | 2,330 (31%) | 1,262 (62%) | 289 (21%) |