Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | ALU | DHP |
|---|---|---|
N = 116 | N = 89 | |
Sex | ||
Male n (%) | 58 (50.00%) | 42 (47.19%) |
Female n (%) | 58 (50.00%) | 47 (52.81%) |
Age in years | ||
Mean (SD) | 5.83 (3.06) | 5.92 (3.22) |
Weight in kg | ||
Median (IQR) | 18.55 (11.30) | 18.30 (15.20) |
Height in Cm | ||
Mean (SD) | 108.86 (22.60) | 110.82 (25.26) |
BMI (Kg/m2) | ||
Underweight (< 5th percentile) n (%) | 5 (4.31) | 4 (4.49) |
Normal (5th to 85th percentile) n (%) | 94 (81.03) | 72 (80.90) |
Overweight (85th–95th percentile) n (%) | 12 (10.34) | 9 (10.11) |
Obese (≥ 95th percentile) n (%) | 5 (4.31) | 4 (4.49) |
Temperature (oC) | ||
Mean (SD) | 37.89 (0.76) | 37.78 (0.98) |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | ||
Mean (SD) | 10.48 (1.78) | 10.86 (1.41) |
RBG (mmol/L) | ||
Mean (SD) | 4.80 (1.42) | 5.02 (1.20) |
Hepatitis (YES) | ||
n (%) | 0 | 0 |
Parasite count at Time zero (/µl) | ||
Geometric mean | 15,413.06 | 10,715.71 |