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. 2021 Aug 16;15(8):e0009623. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009623

Table 4. Crosstabulation of capillary (CAP) and venous (VEN) microfilaraemia and odds ratios to quantify the odds to detect a microfilaraemia in CAP blood than in VEN blood.

Microscopy CAP Odds ratio for paired data (95% CI)
N = 713 n, column %
+ - p-value*
Loa loa Microscopy VEN + 114 17 1.24 (0.65 to 2.34) 0.52
- 21 561
Mansonella perstans Microscopy VEN + 33 26 1.65 (1.0 to 2.68) 0.041
- 43 611

*McNemar test