Table 4. Model A: multivariate analysis of risk factors for VL-malaria co-infections among 2306 Amudat Hospital patients.

Variable	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	P-value
Age
0–4 years	2.44	1.52–3.92	<0.010
5–9 years	2.23	1.45-3-45	<0.010
10–19 years	1.48	0.97–2.26	0.067
20–29 years	1.09	0.67–1.76	0.730
≥30 years	1		<0.001
Malnutrition
No	1		0.295
Moderate-mild	0.84	0.64–1.08	0.176
Severe	1.01	0.77–1.33	0.955
Anemia on admission
None (Hb≥11 g/dl)	1		0.035
Mild (Hb 7.3–10.9 g/dl)	0.53	0.32–0.88	0.014
Moderate (Hb 5.3–7.2 g/dl)	0.45	0.27–0.77	0.004
Severe (Hb<5.3 g/dl)	0.49	0.22–1.08	0.075
Concomitant diagnoses
Skin infections	0.35	0.17–0.72	0.005
Intestinal parasites	0.28	0.07–1.19	0.085