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Table 3 Analysis of blood origin effect on parasitemia measurement adjusted on age, sex and village

From: Do the venous blood samples replicate malaria parasite densities found in capillary blood? A field study performed in naturally-infected asymptomatic children in Cameroon

 

Trophozoite classa

Gametocyte classb

Adjusted

Adjusted

P value

OR

CI 95% [2.5–97.5%]

P value

OR

CI 95% [2.5–97.5%]

Sex

 F

 

1

  

1

 

 M

0.31

1.33

[0.77–2.31]

0.98

0.99

[0.49–2.02]

Agec

 04–05

 

1

  

1

 

 06–10

0.18

0.52

[0.20–1.36]

0.21

2.22

[0.65–7.60]

 11–15

0.02

0.29

[0.10–0.85]

0.08

3.54

[0.88–14.3]

Blood origin

 CB

 

1

  

1

 

 VB

0.47

1.23

[0.72–2.08]

0. 98

1.01

[0.51–2.00]

Village random intercept

0.002

  

0.45

  

 Ekali

 

1.71

[1.05–2.79]

 

0.72

[0.26–1.19]

 Ekoko

 

0.44

[0.17–1.10]

 

0.97

[0.54–1.74]

 Essazok

 

0.54

[0.21–1.38]

 

0.98

[0.54–1.76]

 Koumou

 

1.13

[0.67–1.90]

 

0.99

[0.62–1.59]

 Metet

 

2.52

[1.34–4.74]

 

0.72

[0.43–1.23]

 Nkilzok

 

0.52

[0.29–0.95]

 

0.93

[0.56–1.57]

 Nkolnda

 

1.67

[0.86–3.25]

 

1.23

[0.73–2.06]

  1. n total samples, venous and capillary blood pairs from 137 volunteers
  2. aTrophozoite class 0 = [0], class 1 = [1–5000], class 2 = [>5000]
  3. bGametocyte class 0 = [0], class 1 = [1–250], class 2 = [>250]
  4. cAge at the time of inclusion
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