Treatment group

Age (months)

Weight (kg)

Height (cm)

Temperature

(˚C)

Control

12.47 ± 1.60

(47)

8.42 ± 0.40

(47)

71.27 ± 1.32

(47)

36.80 ± 0.07

(47)

Untreated simple malaria

27.22 ± 4.18ª*

(23)

9.97 ± 0.97

(23)

83.69 ± 3.99ª*

(23)

38.45 ± 0.25ª*

(23)

Untreated severe malaria

19.00 ± 1.48

(7)

8.88 ± 0.44

(7)

75.71 ± 5.20

(7)

39.24 ± 0.47ª^b*

(7)

Choloroquine treated malaria

23.69 ± 3.67ª*

(16)

10.68 ± 0.80ª*

(16)

81.96 ± 3.25ª*

(16)

37.94 ± 0.30ª*

(16)

Total

24.74 ± 2.46ª**

(46)

10.05 ± 0.57ª*

(46)

81.88 ± 2.41ª**

(46)

38.40 ± 0.14ª*

(46)