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. 2017 Feb 8;11(2):e0005213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005213

Table 4. Effect of maternal infections on antibody concentrations among infants at one year of age.

Hib* Diphtheria* Hep B* Pertussis toxin* FHA* Pertactin*
aGMR 95% CI aGMR 95% CI aGMR 95% CI aGMR 95% CI aGMR 95% CI aGMR 95% CI
Individual infections model
Malaria 0.833 0.585–1.187 0.926 0.745–1.151 1.296 0.938–1.791 1.224 0.889–1.685 1.039 0.822–1.313 0.886 0.703–1.116
S. mansoni 0.952 0.702–1.292 1.107 0.927–1.321 0.993 0.765–1.290 0.912 0.723–1.149 0.96 0.811–1.137 1.032 0.892–1.195
Hookworm 0.974 0.789–1.204 1.044 0.904–1.206 1.028 0.847–1.247 0.934 0.758–1.151 1.087 0.951–1.243 1.036 0.911–1.178
Filariasis 1.086 0.825–1.428 1.009 0.864–1.178 1.084 0.866–1.358 0.956 0.771–1.185 0.961 0.826–1.117 0.975 0.832–1.143
Ascaris 1.315 0.562–3.079 1.283 0.832–1.980 1.109 0.552–2.227 1.468 0.732–2.944 1.295 0.804–2.086 0.975 0.631–1.509
Trichuris 0.684 0.475–0.986 0.901 0.713–1.138 0.869 0.631–1.195 1.042 0.746–1.455 1.029 0.800–1.323 0.967 0.788–1.187
Strongyloidiasis 1.514 1.110–2.066 1.151 0.919–1.441 1.469 1.112–1.940 1.41 1.055–1.884 0.977 0.790–1.207 1.138 0.951–1.361
Number of maternal infections (including malaria) model P = 0.565 P = 0.112 P = 0.251 P = 0.236 P = 0.192 P = 0.840
None - - - - - -
1 0.875 0.687–1.114 0.908 0.770–1.071 1.006 0.790–1.281 0.947 0.773–1.160 0.913 0.791–1.055 1.044 0.897–1.214
2 1.036 0.760–1.412 0.957 0.793–1.155 1.225 0.927–1.620 0.906 0.701–1.169 1.053 0.891–1.243 0.996 0.834–1.189
3 or more 0.99 0.659–1.485 1.187 0.936–1.507 1.28 0.881–1.861 1.26 0.895–1.773 1.106 0.876–1.397 1.09 0.858–1.386
Number of helminths model P = 0.434 P = 0.638 P = 0.112 P = 0.600 P = 0.278 P = 0.314
None - - - - - -
Malaria alone 0.653 0.378–1.129 0.862 0.569–1.307 1.15 0.564–2.346 1.109 0.578–2.128 1.061 0.622–1.812 1.151 0.750–1.767
+ 1 helminth 0.832 0.451–1.535 0.83 0.595–1.159 1.766 1.089–2.864 1.096 0.647–1.854 1.279 0.850–1.923 0.771 0.557–1.067
+ 2 or more 0.834 0.436–1.594 1.02 0.688–1.512 1.338 0.746–2.399 1.402 0.854–2.302 0.803 0.593–1.088 1.104 0.729–1.674
Number of helminths (mothers without malaria) model P = 0.626 P = 0.045 P = 0.411 P = 0.418 P = 0.111 P = 0.880
None - - - - - -
1 helminth 0.887 0.678–1.161 0.914 0.773–1.079 1.003 0.786–1.279 0.933 0.747–1.165 0.901 0.771–1.054 1.034 0.884–1.209
2 helminths 1.063 0.759–1.488 0.979 0.810–1.185 1.158 0.894–1.500 0.877 0.676–1.139 1.002 0.848–1.184 1.043 0.874–1.246
3 or more 1.049 0.671–1.641 1.291 0.997–1.671 1.308 0.858–1.993 1.218 0.840–1.766 1.291 0.945–1.764 1.121 0.837–1.502

* All models were additionally adjusted for randomised treatments, maternal age, gravidity, maternal education, household SES, maternal income, infant sex and previous infant malaria. All reported CIs are computed using bootstrap with a bias-corrected accelerator.