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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients included in the clinical study

From: Where chloroquine still works: the genetic make-up and susceptibility of Plasmodium vivax to chloroquine plus primaquine in Bhutan

Baseline characteristics

 

Number of patients enrolled

24

Age (years)a

28 (IQR 23–43; range 14–71)

Weight (kg)a

54.5 (IQR 50.0–59.0; range 37–70.5)

Height (cm)a

159.0 (IQR 153.5–162.5; range 145–170)

Temperature (°C)b

37.3 (SD 1.2)

Male gender (%)

21 (87.5 %)

Fever or history of fever

24 (100 %)

Haemoglobin (g/dl)b

11.4 (95 % CI 10.8–11.9)

Geometric mean parasitaemia (µl−1)

660 (95 % CI 331–1315)

Number of patients with gametocytes (%)

13 (54.2 %)

Location

 District Sarpang

14 (58.3 %)

 District Wangdiphodrang

6 (25 %)

 Other districts

4 (16.7 %)

Ethnicity

 Bhutanese nationals

9 (37.5 %)

 Non-Bhutanese nationals residing in Bhutan

14 (58.3 %)

 Non-Bhutanese nationals not residing in Bhutan

1 (4.2 %)

  1. aMedian and (IQR and range)
  2. bMean (95 % CI)