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Table 6 Multiple linear regression analyses examining the influence of independent variables on each haematologic measure

From: Malaria and haematologic parameters of pupils at different altitudes along the slope of Mount Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Haematological variable

Mean (SD)

Independent variable

β value

P value

R2

Hb (g/dL)

11.4(1.5)

Altitude

0.1

0.4

0.3

Age

0.2

0.001b

Parasitaemia

−0.2

0.01a

Hct (%)

34.2 (5.4)

Altitude

0.4

<0.001c

0.3

Age

0.2

<0.001c

Parasitaemia

−0.1

0.03 a

RBC × 1012/L

4.4 (0.7)

Altitude

0.04

0.5

0.1

Age

0.1

0.05

Parasitaemia

−0.2

0.03 a

WBC × 109/L

5.42 (2.5)

Altitude

0.2

0.01a

0.1

Age

−0.2

<0.001c

Parasitaemia

0.1

0.02a

MCV (fl)

78.4 (8.1)

Altitude

0.57

<0.001c

0.4

Age

0.13

0.02a

Parasitaemia

0.02

0.07

MCHC (g/L)

332.7 (23.7)

Altitude

−0.7

<0.001c

0.5

Age

−0.01

0.05

Parasitaemia

−0.03

0.6

  1. a Significant at P <0.05 level , b Significant at P <0.01 level, c significant at P <0.001 level.
  2. N = 246.