% (number) fever % (number)
Age (in months)    
  < 12 16.2 (70) 72.9 (51)
  12 - < 24 26.9 (116) 55.2 (64)
  24 - < 36 26.0 (112) 71.4 (80)
  36 - 59 30.9 (133) 57.1 (76)
Gender    
  Female 48.7 (210) 63.8 (134)
Edema    
  Yes 13.0 (56) 25.0 (14)
WHZ    
  < -3 3.9 (17) 17.6 (3)
  -3 - < -2 7.0 (30) 43.3 (13)
  >= -2 89.1 (384) 66.4 (255)
HAZ    
  < -3 42.5 (183) 50.3 (92)
  -3 - < -2 27.1 (117) 70.9 (83)
  >= -2 30.4 (131) 73.3 (96)
MUAC (in mm)    
  < 115 7.4 (32) 31.3 (10)
  115 - < 125 10.4 (45) 53.3 (24)
  >= 125 82.1 (354) 66.9 (237)
Serum albumin (g/L)    
  < 16 2.8* (12) 8.3 (1)
  16 - < 23 6.5* (28) 35.7 (10)
  >= 23 90.7* (390) 66.7 (260)
* n=430  
Table 1: Baseline characteristics under five children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria treated with AS+AQ in eastern DRC, from march 2007 to December 2010. (n=431).