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Table 6. Fully adjusted mean cycle threshold (C_t) values associated with demographic and clinical factors as determined by multivariate linear regression.

Dependent Variable: Plasmodium Cycle Threshold (C_t); (Tested: 842; Positive: 399).

Variable	Categories	Adj. Mean C_t	(Categories compared) p- values
Age group	(1) 15+yrs	21.7	(1–2) 0.477
	(2) 5-14yrs	20.8	(2–3) 0.036^*
	(3) 1<5 yrs	27.8	(3–1) 0.058
Temperature	(1) Severe	21.1	(1–2) 0.002^*
	(2) Moderate	24.5	(2–3) 0.882
	(3) Mild	24.7	(3–1) <0.001^*
Respiratory Illness	Yes	25.5	< .0001^*
Respiratory Illness	No	21.3	< .0001^*
Headache	Yes	21.5	0.006^*
Headache	No	25.4	0.006^*
Abdominal Pain	Yes	24.3	0.096
Abdominal Pain	No	22.5	0.096
Vomiting	Yes	22.7	0.193
Vomiting	No	24.1	0.193
Weight loss	Yes	23.9	0.379
Weight loss	No	22.9	0.379
Admission status	Yes	22.4	0.036^*
Admission status	No	24.4	0.036^*

*Statistically significant p-values

Table 6. Fully adjusted mean cycle threshold (Ct) values associated with demographic and clinical factors as determined by multivariate linear regression.