Table 1 Baseline characteristics of... | American Society of Hematology

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of children included in the study

	Severe anemia
	No (n = 86)	Yes (n = 88)	P
Age (months) (median, IQR)	16 (10, 28)	23.5 (16, 33)	.002
Male (n, %)	47 (55)	48 (55)	1.000
Hemoglobin (g/dL) (median, IQR)	9.65 (9.2, 10.2)	5.4 (4.3, 6.15)	<.001
Fever (n, %)	48 (56)	51 (58)	.878
Hemozoin (n, %)*	18 (27)	53 (81)	<.001
Dyserythropoiesis (n, %)†	39 (59)	52 (74)	.070
Asexual parasitemia (microscopy)
Bone marrow (n, %)‡	18 (22)	55 (66)	<.001
Peripheral blood (n, %)	20 (23)	55 (62)	<.001

	Severe anemia
	No (n = 86)	Yes (n = 88)	P
Age (months) (median, IQR)	16 (10, 28)	23.5 (16, 33)	.002
Male (n, %)	47 (55)	48 (55)	1.000
Hemoglobin (g/dL) (median, IQR)	9.65 (9.2, 10.2)	5.4 (4.3, 6.15)	<.001
Fever (n, %)	48 (56)	51 (58)	.878
Hemozoin (n, %)*	18 (27)	53 (81)	<.001
Dyserythropoiesis (n, %)†	39 (59)	52 (74)	.070
Asexual parasitemia (microscopy)
Bone marrow (n, %)‡	18 (22)	55 (66)	<.001
Peripheral blood (n, %)	20 (23)	55 (62)	<.001

IQR, interquartile range. P values are from Fisher (categorical variables) and Mann-Whitney tests (continuous variables).

42 missing.

38 missing.

11 missing.