Table 4.

Predictors of final haemoglobin at day 90 using univariable linear regression

Parameter	Regression coefficient (95% CI)	p Value
Parasite count at recruitment (day 0)	3.5 (1.1 to 5.8)	0.004
Sex	−0.4 (−3.3 to 2.5)	0.8
Iron deficiency at baseline (day 3)	−12.1 (−14.7 to −9.5)	<0.001
Height-for-age Z scores (HAZ) <−2	3.2 (1.8 to 4.6)	<0.001
Weight-for-age Z scores (WAZ) <−2	2.6 (1.0 to 4.2)	0.001
Weight-for-height (WHZ) Z scores <−2	0.1 (−1.6 to 1.8)	0.9
Age in months	0.4 (0.3 to 0.4)	<0.001
Initial antimalaria treatment arm	1.2 (−2.1 to 4.4)	0.5
CQ vs placebo randomisation group	−0.5 (−3.4 to 2.5)	0.8
Hb (g/L) at recruitment (day 0)	0.6 (0.5 to 0.6)	<0.001
Hb (g/L) at baseline (day 3)	0.7 (0.6 to 0.8)	<0.001
Village	1.9 (0.9 to 3.0)	<0.001
Presence of sub-microscopic parasitaemia at any time point during follow-up	0.6 (−7.1 to 8.2)	0.9
Year of study	−1.3 (−4.4 to 1.8)	0.4