Table 3 Association between nPCR positivity and sample characteristics (sex, age, elevation, bed net use and seropositivity)
From: Assessment of subpatent Plasmodium infection in northwestern Ethiopia
| Â | PCR positive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
Sex | ||||
 Female | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 Male | 1.3 (0.8–2.0) | 0.231 | 0.8 (0.5–1.2) | 0.21 |
Age intervals (years) | ||||
 < 5 | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 5–14 | 1.2 (0.5–2.9) | 0.758 | 1.3 (0.5–3.4) | 0.535 |
 15–24 | 1.0 (0.3–3.1) | 0.974 | 1.3 (0.4–3.6) | 0.702 |
 25–49 | 0.5 (0.2–1.9) | 0.343 | 0.7 (0.2–3.9) | 0.528 |
 ≥ 50 | 0.4 (0.1–3.2) | 0.407 | 0.5 (0.1–3.9) | 0.512 |
Elevation (m) | ||||
 > 2000 | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 < 2000 | 7.2 (1.0–53.5) | 0.052 | 5.0 (0.1–53.7) | 0.118 |
Use of bed net (N = 1798) | ||||
 No | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 Yes | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) | 0.267 | 0.8 (0.4–1.3) | 0.345 |
Seropositivity | ||||
 No | Ref |  | Ref |  |
 Yes | 5.9 (2.0–17.1) | 0.001 | 10.0 (3.2–29.4) | < 0.001 |