Age (months), median (IQR)
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41.5 (30.9–54.6)
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33.4 (24.9–52.4)
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48.5 (31.0–71.0)
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0.14
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Sex (male), n (%)
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59 (60.2)
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35 (74.5)
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7 (50.0)
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0.14
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Weight-for-age z-score, mean (SD)
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–1.11 (1.49) n = 97
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–1.98 (1.39)
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–0.31 (1.17)
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0.0001b
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Hemoglobin (g/dL), mean (SD)
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7.07 (2.30)
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3.81 (0.74)
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11.2 (2.15)
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<0.0001c
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Parasite density (/μL), median (IQR)
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67,010 (18,030–347,010) n = 96
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43,880 (11,940–156,040) n = 46
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2170 (520–11,880)
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<0.0001d
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Parasite load (PfHRP-2, ng/mL), median (IQR)
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2648 (883–5150)
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862 (288–2033) n = 46
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88.8 (4.80–158) n = 13
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<0.0001c
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Sequestered biomass (x10^8), median (IQR)e
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17,928 (5323–39,891) n = 96
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6249 (1303–15,839) n = 45
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469 (0–1309) n = 13
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<0.0001c
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