Severe anaemia associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection in children: consequences for additional blood sampling for research

Table 2 The distribution of estimated and functional total blood volumes per age group

	2–6 months (n = 42)			6–24 months (n = 350)			2–6 years (n = 204)			6–12 years (n = 70)
	TBVe	TBVf best	TBVf worst	TBVe	TBVf best	TBVf worst	TBVe	TBVf best	TBVf worst	TBVe	TBVf best	TBVf worst
Median	424	393	253	600	364	283	840	480	408	1400	1127	836
Minimum	192	101	68	256	86	67	504	146	124	648	250	185
25th percentile	344	322	185	520	243	189	720	310	264	1200	835	619
75th percentile	468	452	306	680	499	388	960	694	591	1600	1522	1129
Maximum	624	624	411	984	891	693	1760	1262	1075	2240	2242	1664

The age groups and the distribution of estimated and functional total blood volumes (TBVe and TBVf, expressed in mL) for the worst and best case scenario (see text and Fig. 1 for explanation). For convenience of readability, numbers were rounded

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