Table 2.
Linear regressions examining relationship between schistosome species and urine specific gravity1 among Tanzanian women
| Independent variables | Model 1 USG (g/ml) Beta |
Model 2 USG (g/ml) Beta |
Model 3 USG (g/ml) Beta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infection Status | |||
| No infection | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| S. haematobium | 0.0039** (0.0014) | 0.0065** (0.0020) | 0.0069** (0.0021) |
| S. mansoni | −0.0006 (0.0025) | −0.0012 (0.0025) | −0.0008 (0.0025) |
| Age (years) | −0.0000 (0.0001) | ||
| Education (years) | 0.0002+ (0.0001) | ||
| Past treatment of Schistosomiasis | 0.0006 (0.0011) | ||
| Intensive breastfeeding2 | 0.0016 (0.0011) | ||
| Temperature °C | 0.0003 (0.0004) | ||
| Village fixed effects3 | no | yes | yes |
| Observations4 | 204 | 204 | 203 |
| R-squared | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
Robust standard errors and 95% confidence intervals in parentheses
**
p<0.01,
*
p<0.05,
+
p<0.1
1
Models include constants, but not displayed.
2
Currently breastfeeding without resumption of menstrual cycle.
3
Village fixed effects (n – 1 =10).
4
Observations vary due to 1 missing value for covariates.