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. 2020 Sep 16;10:15225. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-71833-x

Table 4.

Other factors and the association with difference in mean logMFI-BG, seroreversion and seroconversion.

Factor N Difference in mean logMFI-BG P value Rate of seroreversion P value Rate of seroconversion P value
Age
 ≤ 5 992 − 0.17 0.17 10/232 (4.3) 0.79 28/760 (3.7) 0.91
6–10 916 − 0.14 17/438 (3.9) 17/478 (3.6)
Gender
Male 932 − 0.15 0.94 12/304 (4.0) 0.92 23/628 (3.7) 0.96
Female 976 − 0.15 15/366 (4.1) 22/610 (3.6)
Had TF at baseline
Yes 55 − 0.01 0.01 0/44 (0.0) 0.25 0/11 (0.0) 1.00
No 1853 − 0.16 27/626 (4.3) 45/1,227 (3.7)
Had infection at baseline
Yes 120 − 0.08  < 0.001 0/114 (0.0) 0.008 5/6 (83.3)  < 0.001
No 1788 − 0.17 27/556 (4.9) 40/1,232 (3.3%)
Communitya prevalence of TF at baseline
0% 848 − 0.18 0.02 18/240 (7.5) 0.001 25/608 (4.1) 0.44
 > 0% 1,060 − 0.13 9/430 (2.1) 20/630 (3.2)
Communitya prevalence of infection at baseline
0% 315 − 0.20 0.04 4/77 (5.9) 0.54 7/238 (2.9) 0.70
 > 0% 1593 − 0.14 23/593 (3.9) 38/1,000 (3.8)

aCommunity is defined as the aggregate result from the children in the cohort living in that community.