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. 2013 Dec 17;10(12):e1001575. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001575

Table 2. Univariable and multivariable analyses of the risk factors for presentation with malaria in the previous 2 months (n = 219,845).

Characteristics Univariable Analysis Multivariable Analysis
Crude OR [95% CI] p-Value AOR [95% CI] p-Value PAF % [95% CI]
Species
Negative Reference Reference
P. falciparum 1.48 [1.45–1.51] <0.001 1.24 [1.21–1.27] <0.001 2.0 [1.8–2.2]
P. vivax 1.90 [1.85–1.95] <0.001 1.41 [1.37–1.45] <0.001 2.2 [2.0–2.4]
P. malariae 0.49 [0.43–0.55] <0.001 0.38 [0.34–0.44] <0.001 <0 [<0–<0]
Mixed species 1.93 [1.86–2.01] <0.001 1.39 [1.33–1.44] <0.001 0.8 [0.7–0.9]
Age group
≥15 years Reference Reference
<1 year 0.93 [0.88–0.98] 0.01 0.92 [0.88–0.97] 0.003 <0 [<0–<0]
1 to <5 years 2.29 [2.21–2.37] <0.001 2.09 [2.02–2.16] <0.001 11.3 [11.1–11.6]
5 to <15 years 1.48 [1.42–1.53] <0.001 1.31 [1.27–1.36] <0.001 2.8 [2.6–3.0]
Gender
Female 0.97 [0.94–1.00] 0.02 1.01 [0.99–1.04] 0.37 0.6 [0.0–1.1]
Ethnicity
Non-Papuan Reference Reference
Highland Papuan 4.15 [3.92–4.40] <0.001 3.80 [3.58–4.03] <0.001 60.9 [60.1–61.6]
Lowland Papuan 1.45 [1.34–1.56] <0.001 1.38 [1.28–1.49] <0.001 1.8 [1.6–2.0]
Year a
2004 Reference Reference
2005 1.28 [1.20–1.35] <0.001 1.28 [1.21–1.36] <0.001
2006 1.22 [1.15–1.30] <0.001 1.22 [1.15–1.30] <0.001
2007 1.61 [1.52–1.71] <0.001 1.61 [1.52–1.71] <0.001
2008 1.58 [1.49–1.68] <0.001 1.61 [1.52–1.71] <0.001
2009 1.91 [1.80–2.02] <0.001 1.79 [1.69–1.90] <0.001
2010 1.78 [1.67–1.88] <0.001 1.65 [1.56–1.75] <0.001
2011 1.46 [1.38–1.55] <0.001 1.39 [1.31–1.48] <0.001
2012 1.99 [1.88–2.11] <0.001 1.92 [1.82–2.04] <0.001
Department b
Outpatient Reference
Inpatient 0.72 [0.71–0.74] <0.001

a Included in model for calculation of overall PAFs but PAFs not presented.

b Not included in the multivariable model as deemed to be a consequence of severe disease rather than a confounder.

OR, odds ratio.