Table 2.
G6PD deficiency prevalence and its associated demographic factors among participants included in the mass blood survey (n = 1973).
| Sociodemographic factors | G6PDd (n = 266) | G6PDn (n = 1707) | cOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 127 (11.2) | 1,004 (88.8) | Ref | Ref | |
| Male | 139 (16.5) | 703 (83.5) | 1.6 (1.21–2.03) | 2.1 (1.63–4.09) | < 0.001* |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Burmese | 6 (5.1) | 112 (94.9) | Ref | 1 | |
| Kadu | 60 (10.5) | 510 (89.5) | 2.2 (0.93–5.21) | 2.4 (1.50–7.11) | 0.037* |
| Kanan | 92 (16.4) | 469 (83.6) | 3.7 (1.56–8.58) | 4.1 (2.23–10.2) | 0.001* |
| Shan | 108 (14.9) | 616 (85.1) | 3.3 (1.40–7.63) | 3.6 (2.50–7.98) | 0.003* |
| Living place (village) | |||||
| PayKone | 14 (6.8) | 193 (93.2) | Ref | Ref | |
| ManKat | 63 (16.3) | 324 (83.7) | 2.7 (1.46–4.91) | 2.8 (1.88–5.56) | < 0.001* |
| PintSinTe | 49 (12.4) | 345 (87.6) | 2.0 (1.05–3.64) | 2.0 (1.55–4.41) | 0.017* |
| NantHnyin | 94 (15.9) | 499 (84.1) | 2.6 (1.45–4.66) | 2.9 (1.65–5.35) | < 0.001* |
| NaungKan | 46 (11.7) | 346 (88.3) | 1.8 (0.98–3.42) | 1.7 (0.99–3.31) | 0.028* |
G6PDd G6PD deficient, G6PDn G6PD normal, cOR crude odds ratio, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref. reference.
*Significance at p < 0.05.