Prospective comparative multi-centre study on imported Plasmodium ovale wallikeri and Plasmodium ovale curtisi infections

Table 3 Multivariate linear regression and multivariate logistic regression analysis related to ethnicity of parameters with significant differences in univariate analysis and latency time

	Regression coefficients	95% confidence interval	p
Total WBC count, ×10⁹ cells/L	− 850.884	− 1931.456 to 229.689	0.121
Haemoglobin level, g/dL	− 0.903	− 0.085 to 1.891	0.073
Platelet count cells/µL	− 39,707.641	− 71,351.311 to − 8063.972	0.015
Creatinine level, mg/dL	0.095	− 0.024 to 0.215	0.117
LDH level, IU/L	12.537	− 160.156 to 185.230	0.885
INR	0.077	0.003–0.151	0.041
Time from arrival to onset of symptoms, days
African patients	− 41.108	− 127.135 to 44.920	0.344
Caucasian patients	− 75.001	− 144.040 to − 5.962	0.034

	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	p
Platelet count < 150,000 cells/µL	0.314	0.117–0.847	0.022

Values show the relationship of P. o. wallikeri respect to P. o. curtisi. Italicface indicates significance
WBC white blood cells, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, INR international normalized ratio

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