TABLE 3.

Impact of G6PD status and being in the lower part of an age group on relative Hb level in children

Patient group and genotype or portion of age group	Proportion (no. of children/total no. in group)	Coefficient β (95% CI)	P value
Children under 5 years of age
G6PD genotype
Wild type (B)	87.7 (222/253)	Reference
Heterozygote (A)	7.9 (20/253)	−6.90 (−15.37-1.58)	0.11
Homozygote (A−)	4.3 (11/253)	−14.64 (−24.84-−4.43)	0.005
Portion of age group
Not in lowest year of age group	53.8 (136/253)	Reference
In lowest year of age group	46.2 (117/253)	−4.41 (−8.58-−0.23)	0.04
Children aged 5 to 11 years
G6PD genotype
Wild type (B)	91.1 (234/257)	Reference
Heterozygote (A)	6.2 (16/257)	−12.22 (−17.81-−6.64)	<0.001
Homozygote (A−)	2.7 (7/257)	−21.40 (−29.45-−13.35)	<0.001