Table 3. Association of infection intensity with indicators of acute nutritional status and hemoglobin values.

Helminth/categories of intensity	n (%)	Weight-for-height or BMI-for age Z score	Hemoglobin (g/dL)
		Mean (95% CI)	Mean (95% CI)
Hookworm
Uninfected	279 (71.6)	0.12 (0.00 - 0.25)	14.0 (13.6 - 14.3)
Infected	111 (28.4)	-0.25 (-0.45 - -0.06)	12.8 (12.5 - 13.2)
Light	96 (24.6)	-0.34 (-0.55 - -0.14)	12.8 (12.4 - 13.2)
Moderate	6 (1.5)	-0.36 (-1.61 - 0.89)	12.7 (9.7 - 15.6)
Heavy	9 (2.3)	0.71 (0.09 - 1.33)	13.6 (12.3 - 14.9)
Ascaris lumbricoides
Uninfected	286 (73.4)	0.07 (-0.06 - 0.20)	13.6 (13.2 - 13.9)
Infected	104 (26.6)	-0.12 (-0.32 - 0.09)	13.5 (13.1 - 13.9)
Light	52 (13.3)	-0.05 (-0.31 - 0.21)	12.7 (11.9 - 13.5)
Moderate	20 (5.1)	-0.54 (-1.00 - -0.07)	12.9 (11.7 - 14.1)
Heavy	32 (8.2)	0.04 (-0.37 - 0.46)	14.2 (13.8 - 14.7)
Strongyloides stercoralis
Uninfected	359 (92.1)	0.04 (-0.07 - 0.15)	13.6 (13.3 - 13.9)
Infected	31 (7.9)	-0.24 (-0.60 - 0.13)	13.0 (12.2 - 13.8)
Light	11 (2.8)	-0.20 (-0.83 - 0.43)	13.0 (12.2 - 13.9)
Moderate	7 (1.8)	-0.25 (-1.38 - 0.88)	12.0 (9.5 - 14.4)
Heavy	13 (3.3)	-0.26 (-0.84 - 0.33)	13.6 (12.0 - 15.0)