Table 5 Results of baseline model measuring the effect of temperature on malaria with sociodemographic variables as fixed-effects
From: Do socio-demographic factors modify the effect of weather on malaria in Kanungu District, Uganda?
Model variables | Baseline model IRR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|
Temperature ‘Cool’ quartiles | Referent | Referent |
Temperature ‘Hot’ quartile | 1.27 (0.90, 1.80) | 0.18 |
Bakiga | Referent | Referent |
Batwa | 1.08 (0.76, 1.55) | 0.66 |
Male | Referent | Referent |
Female | 0.91 (0.84, 0.98) | 0.02 |
0–5 years old | Referent | Referent |
6–12 years old | 1.64 (1.48, 1.82) |  < 0.001 |
13–18 years old | 1.08 (0.94, 1.24) | 0.28 |
19–55 years old | 0.65 (0.59, 0.71) |  < 0.001 |
55 + years old | 0.28 (0.20, 0.39) |  < 0.001 |
Season (wet) | Referent | Referent |
Season (dry) | 1.30 (1.01, 1.68) | 0.04 |