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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants (n = 319)

From: Asymptomatic malaria, growth status, and anaemia among children in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics N (%) Mean SD Asymptomatic Pf infection N OR (95 % CI)
Age in months (total)    88.3 20.6 20  
Range: 30–119 months
 Male 160 (50.2)    11 1.23 (0.50–3.06)
 Female 159 (49.8)    9 1.00
Height for age Z score    −1.65 1.38   
 Male    −1.65a 1.31   
 Female    −1.65a 1.44   
Stunting 137 (42.9)    14 3.34 (1.25–8.93)
No stunting 182 (57.1)    6 1.00
Weight for age Z score    −1.66 1.17   
 Male    −1.72b 1.10   
 Female    −1.60b 1.24   
Underweight 123 (38.6)    9 1.33 (0.53–3.30)
No underweight 196 (61.4)    11 1.00
Hemoglobin g/L    119.0 12.6   –
 Male    118.9c 13.4   –
 Female    119.2c 11.7   –
  59 months or younger 33 (10.3) 117.9d 12.4   
 60 months or younger 286 (89.7) 119.2d 12.6   
Anaemia 92 (28.8)    13 5.17 (1.99–13.43)
No anaemia 227 (71.2)    7 1.00
 Male 52 (32.5)     1.11 (0.96–1.27)
 Female 40 (24.2)     1.00
 Severe 2 (0.6)    0  
 Moderate 49 (15.4)    10  
 Mild 41 (12.9)    3  
  1. p values by t test
  2. ap=0.99
  3. bp=0.36
  4. cp=0.81
  5. dp=0.60
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