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Table 2 Predictors of asymptomatic Plasmodium infection in univariate and multivariate analyses

From: High prevalence of asymptomatic malaria infections in adults, Ashanti Region, Ghana, 2018

Variable

Median (IQR)

Univariate

Multivariatea

PCR positive

PCR negative

P-value

β

P-value

White blood cells (× 109/l)

5.5 (4.7–6.7)

5.7 (4.6–6.9)

0.741

0.04

0.822

Haemoglobin (mg/l)

13.1 (12.3–14.2)

13.2 (12.3–14.3)

0.747

− 0.14

0.346

Platelets (× 109/l)

225 (183–271)

253 (196–308)

0.004

− 17.94

0.03

  1. For univariate analyses Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used, multivariate analyses were performed using linear regression
  2. aAdjusted for age, gender and village