TABLE 2.
Logistic regression models to examine the effect of parasitemia at the start of the study on malaria by age groupa
| Age (mo) | Febrile vs Asymptomatic
|
Asymptomatic vs uninfected
|
Febrile vs uninfected
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% CI | P | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P | |
| 12-27 | 1.1 | 0.2-6.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.6-8.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 1.0-9.2 | 0.05 |
| 27-44 | 0.50 | 0.1-2.8 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 1.2-11 | 0.03 | 1.5 | 0.5-4.2 | 0.4 |
| 44-60 | 0.47 | 0.09-2.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.9-6.5 | 0.09 | 1.5 | 0.5-4.9 | 0.5 |
| 60-82 | 0.09 | 0.01-1.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.7-6.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2-4 | 0.8 |
a
The odds ratios are odds ratios of parasite-positive children to parasite-negative children. Analyses were adjusted for village and age.