Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics
Africa | Asia | South America | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n evaluated | n (%) or median (Range) | n evaluated | n (%) or median (Range) | n evaluated | n (%) or median (Range) | |
Age | ||||||
< 1 year | 34361 | 2502 (7) | 13545 | 60 (0) | 915 | 0 (0) |
1–4 years | 34361 | 20473 (60) | 13545 | 1377 (10) | 915 | 0 (0) |
5–11 years | 34361 | 6775 (20) | 13545 | 3601 (27) | 915 | 111 (12) |
≥ 12 years | 34361 | 4611 (13) | 13545 | 8507 (63) | 915 | 804 (88) |
Age (years) | 34361 | 3.3 (0–86.7) | 13545 | 15.0 (0–88.0) | 915 | 23.0 (5.0 – 65.0) |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 24771 | 9.9 (5.0–19.7) | 3139 | 11.1 (5.0–20) | 603 | 12.2 (7.0–17.3) |
Haematocrit (%) | 5938 | 32.8 (15.0–49.8) | 8076 | 36.0 (15.0–50.0) | 604 | 37.0 (18.0 – 50.0) |
Derived haemoglobin (g/dL) | 26806 | 9.9 (3.6–19.7) | 10937 | 11.6 (3.6–20) | 606 | 12.2 (7.0–17.3) |
Anaemia | 26806 | 13313 (50) | 10937 | 3882 (26) | 606 | 48 (8) |
Temperature (°C) | 33776 | 37.9 (34.0–41.5) | 10828 | 37.7 (34.0–42.0) | 914 | 37.5 (35.1 – 42.0) |
Fever | 34199 | 21213 (62) | 10981 | 6862 (53) | 914 | 438 (48) |
History of fever | 7244 | 6826 (94) | 2515 | 2291 (91) | 0 | . (.) |
Parasitaemia (/μL) | 34376 | 20560 (2–250000) | 13546 | 9720 (0–249818) | 915 | 4514 (0–149925) |
Hyperparasitaemia | 34376 | 3223 (9) | 13546 | 1908 (14) | 915 | 3 (0) |
Mixed infection | 34377 | 0 (0) | 13546 | 903 (7) | 917 | 0 (0) |
Sex (male) | 33411 | 17223 (52) | 13243 | 8015 (61) | 917 | 566 (62) |
Weight-for-age z-score | ||||||
< 5 years | 21765 | –0.89 (–5.93 to 4.69) | 1403 | –1.58 (–5.88 to 4.71) | 0 | – |
< 1 year | 2323 | –0.68 (–5.93 to 4.69) | 56 | –0.67 (–4.45 to 4.71) | 0 | – |
1–2 years | 9708 | –0.96 (–5.91 to 4.54) | 414 | –1.61 (–5.53 to 4.37) | 0 | – |
3–4 years | 8305 | –0.99 (–5.3 to 4.38) | 869 | –1.69 (–5.88 to 2.62) | 0 | – |
Underweight | ||||||
< 5 years | 21765 | 3918 (18) | 1403 | 517 (37) | 0 | – |
< 1 year | 2323 | 373 (16) | 56 | 8 (14) | 0 | – |
1–2 years | 9708 | 1846 (19) | 414 | 150 (36) | 0 | – |
3–4 years | 8305 | 1503 (18) | 869 | 338 (39) | 0 | – |
Transmission intensity | ||||||
Low | 34105 | 10063 (30) | 13246 | 11884 (90) | 917 | 917 (100) |
Moderate | 34105 | 10659 (31) | 13246 | 1362 (10) | 917 | 0 (0) |
High | 34105 | 13383 (39) | 13246 | 0 (0) | 917 | 0 (0) |