| Preschool age at testing | School age at testing | ||||||
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N (obs), N a | Mean differenceb, artemisinin derivatives vs. quinine (95% CI) | P value | Sig.†* | N (obs), N a | Mean differenceb, artemisinin derivatives vs. quinine (95% CI) | P value | Sig.†* | |
Cognition outcomes c | <5 years of age | ≥ 5 years of age | ||||||
 Cognition | 1053, 351 | -0.04 (-0.37, 0.29) | 0.83 |  | 584, 248 | -0.05 (-0.51, 0.41) | 0.84 |  |
 Attention | 1111, 352 | 0.06 (-0.14, 0.26) | 0.55 |  | 590, 251 | 0.19 (-0.18, 0.56) | 0.31 |  |
 Memory | 1091, 350 | -0.09 (-0.23, 0.06) | 0.23 |  | 594, 251 | 0.13 (-0.27, 0.53) | 0.53 |  |
Behavioral outcomes d | <6 years of age | ≥ 6 years of age | ||||||
Child Behavior Checklist | ||||||||
 Internalizing behavior | 1339, 390 | -0.38 (-0.57, -0.18) | 0.0002 | †* | 353, 152 | -0.33 (-0.64, -0.02) | 0.039 | †|
 Externalizing behavior | 1339, 390 | -0.37 (-0.56, -0.27) | 0.0002 | †* | 353, 152 | -0.36 (-0.84, 0.12) | 0.145 |  |
 Total behavior | 1339, 390 | -0.42 (-0.64, -0.21) | 0.0001 | †* | 353, 152 | -0.44 (-0.89, 0.02) | 0.060 |  |
Behavior rating inventory | ||||||||
 Global Executive Composite | 735, 306 | -0.87 (-1.24, -0.51) | <0.0001 | †* | 247, 139 | -0.45 (-0.80, -0.10) | 0.012 | †|