From: Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte dynamics in areas of different malaria endemicity
 | OR [95% CI] P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|
 | Thailand (N = 2633) | The Gambia (N = 1031)1 | Tanzania (N = 592) |
Log 10 parasitaemia | NS | 1.503 [1.177–1.919] 0.001 | No Data |
History of illness | Â | No Data | NS |
   < 3 days | 1.000 |  |  |
   > = 3 days | 2.909 [2.126–3.981] |  |  |
 | < 0.001 |  |  |
Haematocrit | 0.875 [0.852–0.898] | 0.965 [0.938–0.994] | No Data |
 | < 0.001 | 0.017 |  |
Palpable spleen | Â | No Data | NS |
   No | 1.000 |  |  |
   Yes | 1.433 [1.050–1.955] |  |  |
 | 0.023 |  |  |
Mixed infection | 0.362 [0.204–0.641] | No Data | No Data |
 | 0.001 |  |  |
Treatment 2 | Â | Â | Â |
   A | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
   C-F | 2.964 [2.048 4.290] | 1.661 [0.709–3.893] | 3.432 [1.483–7.946] |
 | < 0.001 | 0.243 | 0.004 |
   G-H |  | 12.320 [8.757–17.333] | 5.520 [1.724–17.675] |
 |  | < 0.001 | 0.002 |
Age (years) | NS | NS | Â |
   0–5 |  |  | 1.000 |
   5–15 |  |  | 0.750 [0.465–1.210] 0.238 |
   > 15 |  |  | 0.409 [0.250–0.671] < 0.001 |