Table 1 Coefficients from linear regression of difference between haemoglobin and haematocrit/3 (expressed as "g of haemoglobin/dl")

Average of Hb & Hct/3

4.5 "g of Hb/dl"

-3.70 (-4.06, -3.34)^§

< 0.001

-2.33 (-2.78, -1.89)^§

< 0.001

Each additional "g of Hb/dl"

+0.28 (+0.24, +0.32)

< 0.001

+0.17 (+0.13, +0.22)

< 0.001

Age:

6 – 12 months

-1.07 (-1.14, -0.99)^§

< 0.001

-2.33 (-2.78, -1.89)^§

< 0.001

Each additional 1 year of age

-0.26 (-0.36, -0.16)

< 0.001

-0.23 (-0.32, -0.15)

< 0.001

P. falciparum infection:

No

-0.92 (-1.01, -0.84)^§

< 0.001

-2.33 (-2.78, -1.89)^§

< 0.001

Yes

-0.58 (-0.71, -0.45)

< 0.001

-0.08 (-0.21, +0.05)

0.23

Season:

Dry

-0.57 (-.066, -0.48)^§

< 0.001

-2.33 (-2.78, -1.89)^§

< 0.001

Wet

-0.99 (-1.11, -0.87)

< 0.001

-0.66 (-0.80, -0.51)

< 0.001

Sex:

Male

-1.28 (-1.37, -1.19)^§

< 0.001

-2.33 (-2.78, -1.89)^§

< 0.001

Female

+0.26 (+0.13, +0.39)

< 0.001

+0.21 (+0.09, +0.32)

< 0.001