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.