Table 2 |
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Linear regression results showing the change in mean haemoglobin concentration (g/dL) in highland and lowland villages by year and other variables when adjusted for age and gender |
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Lowland village |
Highland village |
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Variable |
Coefficient |
(95%CI) |
P-value |
Coefficient |
(95%CI) |
P-value |
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Intercept |
9.253 |
(8.822 - 9.684) |
<0.001 |
11.073 |
(10.652 - 11.494) |
<0.001 |
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Use of net |
0.039 |
(-0.075 - 0.153) |
0.495 |
0.149 |
(0.031 - 0.267) |
0.013 |
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P. falciparum§ |
-0.388 |
(-0.506 - -0.27) |
<0.001 |
-0.471 |
(-0.642 - -0.300) |
<0.001 |
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Survey period# |
-0.28 |
(-0.400 - -0.160) |
<0.001 |
-0.254 |
(-0.374 - -0.134) |
<0.001 |
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Year 2003 |
Reference |
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Year 2004 |
0.145 |
(-0.065 - 0.355) |
0.175 |
-0.933 |
(-1.154 - -0.712) |
<0.001 |
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Year 2005 |
0.327 |
(0.129 - 0.525) |
0.001 |
-1.199 |
(-1.42 - -0.978) |
<0.001 |
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Year 2006 |
0.286 |
(0.076 - 0.496) |
0.008 |
-1.248 |
(-1.469 - -1.027) |
<0.001 |
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Year 2007 |
0.134 |
(-0.087 - 0.355) |
0.235 |
-1.048 |
(-1.269 - -0.827) |
<0.001 |
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Year 2008 |
0.424 |
(0.130 - 0.718) |
0.005 |
-0.515 |
(-0.821 - -0.209) |
<0.001 |
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§ Blood slide positivity for Plasmodium falciparum at sampling # Effect of blood sample collected in November versus May |
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Mmbando et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:216 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-216 |
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