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. 2014 Mar 27;13:121. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-121

Table 4.

Association between levels of antibodies (two-fold increment) at 10.5 months of age and the incidence of malaria up to 24 months of age

 
 
10.5-24 months
Antigens
Antibodies
Crude
Adjusted
    IRR 1 95% CI P value 2 IRR 95% CI P value
MSP-119
IgG
1.26
1.03; 1.55
0.0269
1.15
0.94; 1.40
0.1710
IgG1
1.23
1.01; 1.49
0.0385
1.13
0.94; 1.36
0.2081
IgG2
0.82
0.45; 1.49
0.5226
0.76
0.45; 1.27
0.2968
IgG3
1.19
0.77; 1.82
0.4235
0.94
0.63; 1.39
0.7423
IgG4
1.35
0.75; 2.42
0.3096
1.27
0.69; 2.33
0.4361
IgM
0.98
0.65; 1.49
0.9419
1.01
0.70; 1.45
0.9654
AMA-1
IgG
1.86
1.37; 2.53
< 0.0001
1.31
1.00; 1.72
0.0533
IgG1
1.68
1.26; 2.25
0.0002
1.21
0.94; 1.57
0.1366
IgG2
1.12
0.57; 2.23
0.7446
0.98
0.57; 1.67
0.9354
IgG3
1.06
0.71; 1.59
0.7446
0.98
0.71; 1.33
0.8743
IgG4
2.78
1.13; 6.81
0.0261
1.85
0.83; 4.14
0.1360
IgM
1.65
0.94; 2.87
0.0811
2.08
1.26; 3.45
0.0037
EBA-175
IgG
0.73
0.50; 1.09
0.1235
0.67
0.47; 0.94
0.0178
IgG1
0.75
0.50; 1.13
0.1735
0.75
0.54; 1.04
0.0874
IgG2
0.74
0.50; 1.09
0.1124
0.69
0.50; 0.90
0.0239
IgG3
0.90
0.58; 1.40
0.6580
0.80
0.55; 1.17
0.2469
IgG4
0.89
0.56; 1.41
0.6152
0.75
0.49; 1.14
0.1741
IgM
1.12
0.72; 1.74
0.6113
1.48
1.02; 2.14
0.0358
VSA IgG 1.02 0.76; 1.36 0.8827 0.92 0.68; 1.24 0.5864

Analysis done by negative binomial regression models adjusted by treatment, season, neighbourhood, current infection, previous infection, maternal infection, congenital infection, placental inflammation, insecticide-treated bed net use, and indoor residual spraying.

1Incidence rate ratio.

2Negative binomial regression model using likelihood ratio test.