Table 4 |
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Multivariate analysis – gametocytaemia at enrolment. |
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| OR [95% CI] P-value |
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| Thailand (N = 4432) |
The Gambia1 (N = 1091) |
Tanzania1 (N = 1383) |
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| Log10 Parasitaemia |
0.448 [0.373–0.612] |
0.688 [0.549–0.862] |
No Data |
| < 0.001 |
0.001 |
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| Parasitaemia (/μL) |
NS |
NS |
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| < 1,600 |
1.000 |
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| 1,600–4,000 |
0.266 [0.161–0.440] |
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| < 0.001 |
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| 4,000–20,000 |
0.293 [0.164–0.524] |
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| < 0.001 |
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| ≥ 20,000 |
0.175 [0.067–0.455] |
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| < 0.001 |
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| Haematocrit |
0.830 [0.8001–0.861] |
0.900 [0.873–0.927] |
No Data |
| < 0.001 |
< 0.001 |
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| No Data |
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| Axillary Temperature |
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| < 37.5 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
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| > = 37.5 |
0.550 [0.348–0.867] |
0.629 [0.447–0.886] |
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| < 0.001 |
0.008 |
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| Age (years) |
NS |
NS |
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| 0–5 |
1.000 |
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| 5–15 |
0.244 [0.133–0.447] < 0.001 |
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| > 15 |
0.155 [0.077–0.311] < 0.001 |
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Only covariates significant in at least one model are shown. 1 fixed effects model was fitted since test for random effects not significant. NS – not significant in the multivariate model. No Data – no data was collected at the site |
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Stepniewska et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:249 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-249 |
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