Table 3.
Null hypothesis tested by logistic regression: categorized MLCR and NLCR controlled for age and gender, interaction by immunity against malaria
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MLCR | ||||||||
| Non-immune |
Semi-immune |
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| |
All N (%) |
MLCR ≥ 0.27 |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
p-value |
All N (%) |
MLCR ≥ 0.15 |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
p-value |
| Malaria negative |
205 (58.7) |
41/205 (20.0) |
base |
<.001 |
5 (7.0) |
2/5 (40.0) |
base |
.200 |
| Malaria positive |
144 (41.3) |
85/144 (59.0) |
5.92 (3.66-9.59) |
66 (93.0) |
42/66 (63.6) |
3.70 (0.50-27.43) |
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|
NLCR | ||||||||
| Non-immune |
Semi-immune |
|
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| |
All N (%) |
NLCR ≥ 2.5 |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
p-value |
All N (%) |
NLCR ≥ 1.5 |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
p-value |
| Malaria negative |
205 (58.7) |
43/205 (21.0) |
base |
<.001 |
5 (7.0) |
3/5 (60.0) |
base |
.983 |
| Malaria positive | 144 (41.3) | 83/144 (57.6) | 5.24 (3.25-8.45) | 66 (93.0) | 39/66 (59.1) | 0.98 (0.13-7.18) | ||
P-values <0.05 are marked in bold.