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Table 5 Final model for hyperlactataemia

From: Predictors of hyperlactataemia among children presenting with malaria in a low transmission area in The Gambia

 

Estimated OR and 95% CI

p-value*

Age (per year above 5)

0.98

(0.83 to 1.15)

0.81

Male sex

1.43

(0.67 to 3.04)

0.35

Blantyre score

  

0.001

  5

1.00 (REF)

  

  3-4

2.68

(1.03 to 6.96)

 

  0-2

6.18

(2.24 to 17.07)

 

% parasitaemia (per 1% increase)

1.07

(1.03 to 1.11)

<0.001

Age-specific respiratory rate ratio (per unit increase)

3.09

(1.50 to 6.38)

0.002

Deep breathing

2.81

(1.20 to 6.60)

0.018

  1. Note: the predicted odds of hyperlactataemia for an individual child based on the final model are as follows:
  2. log odds of HL = −5.852724 - 0.0198901*(years since fifth birthday if aged < five years, 0 otherwise) + 0.3589414 (if male sex) + 0.9853369 (if Blantyre score is 3 or 4) + 1.821678 (if Blantyre score is 0, 1, or 2) + 0.0664418*(% parasitaemia) + 1.129665*(age-specific respiratory rate ratio) +1.033156 (if deep breathing is present).
  3. The predicted probability of HL is calculated as Pr(HL) = e(predicted log odds)/(1 + e(predicted log odds)).
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