Table 5.

Multiple linear regression analyses examining the influence of each independent variable on the dependent variable

Dependent variable	Independent Variable	β value	P value	R2
Hb g/dL	Spleen size	−0.12	0.01	0.1
	Temperature	−0.13	0.01
	Asexual parasitaemia	−0.08	0.08
	Gametocytaemia	−0.17	<0.001
	Sex	0.001	0.98
Hct %	Spleen size	−0.13	0.01	0.1
	Temperature	−0.10	0.03
	Asexual parasitaemia	−0.08	0.10
	Gametocytaemia	−0.17	<0.001
	Sex	−0.03	0.58
RBC × 1012/L	Spleen size	−0.14	0.01	0.1
	Temperature	−0.04	0.46
	Asexual parasitaemia	−0.02	0.69
	Gametocytaemia	−0.16	0.001
	Sex	0.042	0.39
Lymphocytes	Spleen size	−0.05	0.36	0.03
	Temperature	−0.12	0.02
	Asexual parasitaemia	−0.06	0.76
	Gametocytaemia	0.02	0.21
	Sex	−0.06	0.26
MCV	Spleen size	−0.01	0.91	0.03
	Temperature	−0.01	0.21
	Asexual parasitaemia	−0.11	0.03
	Gametocytaemia	0.01	0.86
	Sex	−0.11	0.03
MCH	Spleen size	−0.14	0.78	0.03
	Temperature	−0.13	0.01
	Asexual parasitaemia	−0.12	0.03
	Gametocytaemia	−0.02	0.69
	Sex	−0.04	0.47
Systolic blood pressure	Spleen size	−0.02	0.67	0.03
	Temperature	0.08	0.12
	Asexual parasitaemia	−0.04	0.45
	Gametocytaemia	−0.12	0.03
	Sex	−0.04	0.53
Heart beats/min	Spleen size	0.08	0.13	0.01
	Temperature	0.24	<0.001
	Asexual parasitaemia	0.11	0.03
	Gametocytaemia	0.08	0.14
	Sex	−0.08	0.13