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Table 1 Seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to PfGPI in Papua New Guinean children

From: IgG antibodies to synthetic GPI are biomarkers of immune-status to both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria in young children

 

Study start

Study end

P value

IgG levela in children (% of adult levels)

 

Geometric mean

95% CI

0.096 (13.87)

0.108 (15.62)

0.11

0.083 (11.99)

0.093 (13.44)

0.110 (15.90)

0.127 (18.35)

Cut-offa low antibody group

0.061 (8.75)

  

Cut-offa medium antibody group

0.135 (19.53)

  
 

Study start

Study end

 

Prevalence in children (%)

% of adult levels (cut-offa)

 1% (0.007)

223 (100)

223 (100)

 

 5% (0.035)

200 (89.67)

196 (87.89)

0.55

 10% (0.069)

133 (59.64)

144 (64.57)

0.28

 25% (0.173)

55 (24.66)

71 (31.84)

0.09

 50% (0.346)

26 (11.66)

36 (16.14)

0.17

  1. P values from paired 2-tailed t tests or Chi squared tests. P < 0.05 were deemed statistically significant
  2. 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  3. aOptical density at 450 nm