Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Whole sporozoite immunization with Plasmodium falciparum strain NF135 in a randomized trial
High dose | Low dose | Controls | All | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 30 | n = 10 | n = 3 | n = 43 | ||
Immunization dose (# infectious mosquitoes per immunization) | 15 | 5 | NA | NA | |
Sex, # female (%) | 17 (57) | 4 (40) | 2 (67) | 23 (53) | |
Age (years) | 24 (19–30) | 24.5 (21–29) | 21 (20–24) | 24 (19–30) | |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.8 (18.1–29.9) | 22.8 (19.4–29.7) | 22.0 (21.9–23.2) | 23.2 (18.1–29.9) | |
Race (%) | |||||
Caucasian | 23 (77) | 8 (80) | 3 (100) | 34 (79) | |
Asian | 4 (13) | 2 (20) | NA | 6 (14) | |
Unknown | 1 (3) | NA | NA | 1 (2) | |
More than one race | 2 (7) | NA | NA | 2 (5) | |
Hemoglobin (mmol/l) | 9.0 (7.1–10.8) | 9.2 (6.7–10.1) | 8.3 (8.2–8.9) | 9.0 (6.7–10.8) | |