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. 2010 Sep 14;4(9):e820. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000820

Table 2. Associations between post-treatment IgE and IgG4 against worm and egg, and 12 month reinfection.

OR* (CI95%) P-value
IgE **
SWA 1.14 (0.73, 1.77) 0.57
Tegument 1.16 (0.71, 1.91) 0.55
SmTAL1 0.96 (0.69, 1.33) 0.81
SEA 1.75 (0.71, 4.36) 0.23
IgG4 **
SWA 1.17 (0.78, 1.76) 0.45
Tegument 1.11 (0.64, 1.94) 0.71
SmTAL1 1.10 (0.80, 1.51) 0.55
SEA 1.07 (0.54, 2.11) 0.85

†: Individuals with detectable eggs at 5 weeks excluded.

*OR  =  odds ratio.

**OR per unit increase; antibody levels were estimated by isotype-specific ELISA, OD values were log-transformed with 0.03 added to remove zeros.