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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression to assess the risk of gametocytemia

From: The prevalence and density of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections among children and adults in three communities of western Kenya

Variable

OR

95% CI

p-value

q-value

Female

1.00

0.55, 1.85

> 0.9

> 0.9

Age

1.01

0.99, 1.03

0.2

0.3

Recent ITN use (reference: no use)

0.66

0.33, 1.35

0.2

0.3

Recent travel (reference: no travel)

0.34

0.12, 0.87

0.037

0.073

log10 (parasite/μl + 1)a

9.40

6.11, 15.5

< 0.001

< 0.001

Site (reference: Ajigo)

    

 Webuye or Kap-Kip

0.10

0.05, 0.18

< 0.001

< 0.001

  1. For site, Kap-Kip and Webuye were combined given there were only 2 infected individuals in Kap-Kip
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, ITN insecticide-treated bed net
  3. aParasite densities were estimated from varATS qPCR Ct values using standard curves (see “Methods”)