Table 5 Factors associated with severity in malaria found in bivariated and multivariated analysis results
Variable | OR | Confidence interval | Adjusted OR | Confidence interval | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Remitted | 3.79 | 1.75 | 8.21 | |||
Chills | 3.44 | 1.14 | 10.42 | |||
Dark urine | 3.49 | 1.02 | 11.95 | |||
Platelet count <100,000 | 11.83 | 3.53 | 39.59 | 9.41 | 2.52 | 35.08 |
Clinical jaundice | 4 | 1.72 | 9.24 | 3.85 | 1.43 | 10.34 |
Co-morbidities | 1.93 | 0.87 | 4.26 | |||
Tachycardia | 1.36 | 0.63 | 2.91 | |||
Temperature >38.7 °C | 0.78 | 0.37 | 1.66 | |||
Dehydration | 0.75 | 0.34 | 1.63 | |||
Signs of respiratory distress | 3.23 | 0.58 | 17.99 | |||
Haemorrhagic manifestations | 8.58 | 0.98 | 74.9 | |||
Anaemia | 1.47 | 0.72 | 2.99 | |||
Creatinine | 1.23 | 0.4 | 3.77 | |||
AST | 1.77 | 0.28 | 11.21 | |||
ALT | 5.46 | 0.59 | 4.94 | |||