Table 2.
Logistic regression models for correlates of hemoglobin <7 mg/dL
| Univariable model | Multivariate model | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Characteristic |
OR |
95% CI |
P–value |
AOR |
95% CI |
P–value |
|
Male sex |
1.51 |
0.62–3.72 |
0.37 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Age <15 years |
4.47 |
1.49–13.38 |
0.007 |
4.55 |
1.32–15.6 |
0.016 |
|
High season |
0.85 |
0.35–2.05 |
0.72 |
– |
– |
– |
|
RDT result: |
||||||
| negative |
Reference |
Reference |
||||
| HRP–2 only |
7.69 |
1.81–32.6 |
0.006 |
7.49 |
1.70–33.1 |
0.008 |
| HRP–2/pLDH | 18.0 | 4.37–74.2 | <0.001 | 18.8 | 4.32–82.0 | <0.001 |
OR – odds ratio, CI – confidence interval, AOR – adjusted odds ratio, RDT – rapid diagnostic test, HRP–2 – histidine rich protein–2, pLDH – pan–lactate dehydrogenase.
*Explanatory variables with a P–value of <0.25 in the univariable model were included in the multivariable model.