Research Article

Biological and Phytochemical Investigations on Caesalpinia benthamiana, a Plant Traditionally Used as Antimalarial in Guinea

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of enrolled patients on day 0.

Patient characteristicsGroup I: Mz ()Group II: CQ ()

Gender: male/female (ratio)10/11 (0.91)12/9 (1.33)
Age groups (%)
 5-62 (9.52%)2 (9.52%)
 7-81 (4.76%)4 (19.05%)
 9-106 (28.57%)4 (19.05%)
 11-125 (23.81%)8 (38.09%)
 13–157 (33.33%)3 (14.29%)
Mean of body temperature, °C (maxima-minima)36.87 (37.7–36.2)37.01 (37.5–36.0)
Geometric mean Parasitaemia/mm3 (±SD)1847,76 (1629,38)1753,95 (1557,99)
Haemoglobin concentration, mean (g/dl)8.65 (12–6)9.43 (14–5)
Hematocrit (%)35.48 (42–26)33.86 (40–26)
Blood glucose (mmol/l)5.89 (7.2–4.3)5.42 (7.2–4.4)