Table 2. Association of EPO levels with descriptive parameters in the clinical groups.
| Variables | Crude analysis | Adjusted analysis a (n = 149) | ||||
| Proportional difference | 95% CI | p-value | Proportionaldifference | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Group (n = 179) | ||||||
| SM | 1 | 1 | ||||
| HM | 0.39 | 0.21–0.74 | 0.004 | 0.92 | 0.57–1.49 | 0.730 |
| UM | 0.13 | 0.07–0.24 | <0.001 | 1.18 | 0.68–2.03 | 0.550 |
| IBI | 0.32 | 0.16–0.62 | 0.001 | 0.68 | 0.39–1.18 | 0.169 |
| Age (n = 179) b | 0.99 | 0.97–1 | 0.151 | 1 | 0.99–1.01 | 0.890 |
| Sex (n = 179) | ||||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Female | 0.99 | 0.59–1.66 | 0.972 | 1.17 | 0.83–1.65 | 0.355 |
| Days of fever prior to visit/admission (n = 162) b | 1.22 | 1.03–1.44 | 0.020 | 1.02 | 0.91–1.13 | 0.777 |
| Hemoglobin (n = 173) b | 0.93 | 0.93–0.94 | <0.001 | 0.93 | 0.92–0.94 | <0.001 |
| Severe malnutrition (n = 159) | ||||||
| No | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Yes | 2.08 | 0.83–5.20 | 0.115 | 1.08 | 0.58–2 | 0.815 |
| Lactic acidosis (n = 67) | ||||||
| No | 1 | NA c | ||||
| Yes | 0.87 | 0.37–2.07 | 0.754 | NA | NA | NA |
| Oxygen saturation (n = 67) | ||||||
| ≥94% | 1 | NA | ||||
| 90-<94% | 2.12 | 0.71–6.31 | 0.173 | NA | NA | NA |
| <90% | 1.17 | 0.44–3.09 | 0.743 | NA | NA | NA |
| HIV (n = 43) | ||||||
| No | 1 | NA | ||||
| Yes | 1.70 | 0.6–4.83 | 0.307 | NA | NA | NA |
| Malaria parasites (n = 179) b | 1 | 0.99–1 | 0.217 | NA | NA | NA |
a
The analysis was done adjusting by age, sex, malnutrition, hemoglobin and days of fever prior to visit/admission.
b
Proportional increment per unit. Age in months, hemoglobin in g/dl and malaria parasites in asexual parasites/µl.
c
NA: Not applicable.