Table 1 Baseline characteristics - comparing individuals who did not fully comply and individuals who were analysed and individuals in the treatment and placebo groups

Characteristic

Age (years)

   1

314 (34.6%)

108 (33.8%)

59 (37.3%)

49 (30.2%)

   2

202 (22.2%)

86 (26.9%)

38 (24.1%)

48 (29.6%)

   3

204 (22.5%)

76 (23.8%)

31 (19.6%)

45 (27.8%)

   4

188 (20.7%)

50 (15.6%)

30 (19%)

20 (12.3%)

Sex

   Male

475 (52.3%)

159 (49.7)

85 (53.8%)

74 (45.7%)

   Female

433 (47.7%)

161 (50.3)

73 (46.2%)

88 (54.3%)

Village

   Akinlalu

112 (12.3%)

73 (22.8%)

33 (20.9%)

40 (24.7%)

   Ipetumodu

407 (44.8%)

128 (40%)

65 (41.1%)

63 (38.9%)

   Moro

170 (18.7%)

49 (15.3%)

27 (17.1%)

22 (13.6%)

   Edun-abon

219 (24.1%)

70 (21.9%)

33 (20.9%)

37 (22.8%)

Socio-economic status index

   Mean ± SE

6.52 ± 0.11

6.29 ± 0.06

6.49 ± 0.15

6.56 ± 0.16

Parasitic infections

Plasmodium spp.^f

-

-

71 (44.9%)

54 (33.3%)

   Mean parasitaemia^f

-

-

2319 ± 511

1471 ± 341

Ascaris lumbricoides

439 (48.3%)

146 (45.6%)

73 (46.2%)

73 (45.1%)

   Mean epg ± SE

1080 ± 167

1075 ± 88

1146 ± 283

1016 ± 183

Trichuris trichiura ^b

36 (4%)

10 (3.1%)

4 (2.5%)

6 (3.7%)

Hookworm^b

40 (4.4%)

13 (4.1%)

4 (2.5%)

9 (5.6%)

Schistosoma haematobium ^b

11 (1.2%)

3 (0.9%)

0 (0%)

3 (1.9%)

Clinical indicator

Malaria attacks^f

-

-

4 (2.5%)

4 (2.5%)

Haemoglobin (g/dl; mean ± S.E.)

9.75 ± 0.05

9.69 ± 0.09

9.54 ± 0.12

9.88 ± 0.11

Weight (kg; mean ± S.E.)

11.98 ± 0.09

11.56 ± 0.14

11.48 ± 0.20

11.64 ± 0.21

Height (cm; mean ± S.E.)

88.01 ± 0.35

86.61 ± 0.51

85.64 ± 0.87

87.02 ± 0.72