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Table 2 Influence of covariate factors on specific IgG, IgG1 and IgG3 antibody levels in children

From: Pattern of antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum antigens in individuals differentially exposed to Anopheles bites

Covariate factors

Ab response

Total population

p

Petessou

p

Dar-es-Salam

p

Gender (female/male)a

IgG anti-PfMSP1

0.16 (0.38;1.12)/0.38 (0.49;1.11)

0.435

0.76 (0.21;2.05)/1.01 (0.19;2.26)

0.835

0.02 (0;0.09)/0.12 (0;0.53)

0.151

IgG1 anti-PfMSP1

0.14 (0.25;0.92)/0.41 (0.55;1.31)

0.122

0.34 (0.13;1.17)/0.59 (0.30;2.79)

0.07

0.08 (0.01;0.18)/0.13 (0;0.67)

0.58

IgG3 anti-PfMSP1

0.21 (0.33;0.96)/0.24 (0.40;1.10)

0.322

0.63 (0.24;1.74)/0.65 (0.27;2.70)

0.861

0.00 (0;0.04)/0.03 (0;0.18)

0.065

IgG anti-PfAMA1

1.02 (0.755;1.563)/0.91 (0.83;1.68)

0.452

1.93 (1.2;2.91)/2.68 (1.28;3.02)

0.506

0.00 (0;0.60)/0.01 (0;0.37)

0.131

IgG1 anti-PfAMA1

1.19 (1.06;2.15)/0.86 (1.04;2.17)

0.565

3.24 (1.67;3.89)/3.41 (1.86;3.94)

0.758

0.01 (0;0.67)/0.06 (0; 0.58)

0.145

IgG3 anti-PfAMA1

0.58 (0.55;1.29)/0.37 (0.63;1.49)

0.529

1.15 (0.62;2.34)/1.87 (0.56;3.08)

0.557

0.01 (0; 0.47)/0.034 (0; 0.27)

0.204

Age (years)b

IgG anti-PfMSP1

0.002

0.280

− 0.001

0.330

− .031

0.888

IgG1 anti-PfMSP1

− 0.009

0.551

0.018

0.564

− 0.029

0.788

IgG3 anti-PfMSP1

0.052

0.287

0.068

0.063

− 0.001

0.335

IgG anti-PfAMA1

0.001

0.316

− 0.014

0.491

− 0.029

0.825

IgG1 anti-PfAMA1

− 0.010

0.601

− 0.027

0.878

− 0.029

0.823

IgG3 anti-PfAMA1

0.029

0.077

0.028

0.150

− 0.018

0.539

Group of exposure Anopheles bites (low/high)a

IgG anti-PfMSP1

0.53 (0.09;1.97)/0.12 (0.01;0.58)

0.016

1.56 (0.76;2.54)/0.27 (0.06;0.67)

0.001

0.07 (0;0.16)/0.02 (0;0.55)

0.944

IgG1 anti-PfMSP1

0.40 (0.10;1.41)/0.16 (0.04;0.50)

0.034

1.17 (0.40;2.89)/0.18 (0.13;0.48)

0.002

0.10 (0.03;0.27)/0.09 (0;0.87)

1.000

IgG3 anti-PfMSP1

0.25 (0.05;2.01)/0.11 (0.00;0.48)

0.040

1.29 (0.41;2.72)/0.45 (0.23;1.14)

0.030

0.02 (0; 0.12)/0.01 (0; 0.10)

0.505

IgG anti-PfAMA1

1.00 (0.04;2.74)/0.80 (0;2.57)

0.345

1.58 (1.17;3.01)/2.50 (1.37;2.88)

0.864

0.03 (0.02;0.14)/0 (0; 0.65)

0.285

IgG1 anti-PfAMA1

0.78 (0.07;3.26)/0.98 (0.01;3.43)

0.456

2.70 (1.56;3.95)/3.51 (2.54;3.89)

0.368

0.06 (0;04; 0.283)/0.01 (0;0.79)

0.216

IgG3 anti-PfAMA1

0.79 (0.04;2.62)/0.17 (0.0;1.16)

0.076

2.01 (0.78;3.03)/0.93 (0.50;2.07)

0.124

0.02 (0.0; 0.29)/0.01 (0;0.43)

0.533

Site (Petessou/Dar-es-Salam)a

IgG anti-PfMSP1

0.80 (0.21;2.20)/0.05 (0;0.22)

< 0.0001

    

IgG1 anti-PfMSP1

0.45 (0.18;2.12)/0.09 (0;0.27)

< 0.0001

    

IgG3 anti-PfMSP1

0.64 (0.26;1.83)/0.01 (0;0.12)

< 0.0001

    

IgG anti-PfAMA1

2.47 (1.25;2.97)/0.01 (0;0.18)

< 0.0001

    

IgG1 anti-PfAMA1

3.33 (1.71;3.91)/0.02 (0.01;0.21)

< 0.0001

    

IgG3 anti-PfAMA1

1.52 (0.61;2.8)/0.02 (0;0.05)

< 0.0001

    
  1. aMedian (25th; 75th percentile)
  2. bAdjusted R-squared