Table 1 Demographic, clinical and parasitological factors of the infected individuals included in this study.

N

46

50

25

25

Age (years), median (IQR)

24 (18, 34)

2.6 (1.3, 3.5)

2.6 (1.1, 3.3)

2.8 (1.6, 3.6)

0.327^a

 < 0.0001^a

Sex (male % (n))

47.8% (22)

60% (30)

68% (17)

52% (13)

0.248^b

0.232^b

Parasitemia (OM, parasites/uL), median (IQR)

38654.5 (25924, 82880)

47659.6 (22927.8, 81632.7)

42989.9 (19109.2, 73714.3)

50402.4 (23327.55, 114372.5)

0.327^a

0.760^a

Maturation time (hours at 37 °C), median (IQR)

31.3 (28, 39)

32 (30, 39)

35.5 (31, 39)

32 (30, 38)

0.219^a

0.863^a