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Table 4 Malaria incidence and other demographic characteristics

From: Frequency of RANTES gene polymorphisms and their association with incidence of malaria: a longitudinal study on children in Iganga district, Uganda

Variable

Malaria

Number new episodes

Crude incidence rate ratio

P value

95 % CI

No

Yes

Age

 0.5–1 years

31

37

65

Reference

 >1–5 years

121

123

272

0.85

0.397

0.590–1.233

 >5–9 years

64

46

77

0.57

0.013*

0.371–0.887

Blood group

 A+

56

41

77

Reference

 B+

73

57

109

1.06

0.768

0.713–1.581

 O+

78

87

184

1.38

0.086

0.955–2.000

 AB+

10

17

36

1.66

0.091

0.922–2.997

 O−

1

1

4

2.49

0.306

0.433–14.340

 B−

0

1

1

1.24

0.878

0.074–20.906

AB−

0

1

1

1.24

0.878

0.074–20.906

Sickle cell genotype

 Wild type

158

145

289

Reference

  

 Heterozygous

64

46

110

0.78

0.394

0.755–1.427

Malaria history

201

199

412

7.33

0.008*

1.674–32.104

Reported anti-malarial drug use

206

197

386

1.68

0.247

0.698–4.043

Reported ITN use

184

189

377

2.69

0.001*

1.522–4.752