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Table 1 Outputs of the statistical models

From: Cryogenically preserved RBCs support gametocytogenesis of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro and gametogenesis in mosquitoes

Dependent variable →

Gametocytemia in vitro (male + female stage V)

Oocyst prevalence in mosquito midguts

Sporozoite prevalence in salivary glands

Oocyst abundance (infected and uninfected midguts)

Oocyst intensity (infected midguts only)

Summary statistics →

OR

Std. error

p-value

OR

Std. error

p-value

OR

Std. error

p-value

IRR

Std. error

p-value

IRR

Std. error

p-value

Fixed effects

 (Intercept)

0.00

0.00

< 0.001

1.09

0.52

0.86

0.82

0.50

0.75

1.96

0.85

0.43

5.19

0.48

< 0.001

 4 °C RBCs vs Cryo-RBCs

1.31

0.41

0.40

1.05

0.38

0.89

1.35

0.84

0.63

1.20

0.71

0.80

1.12

0.36

0.75

 Duration of storage

1.01

0.04

0.72

0.89

0.06

0.07

0.93

0.08

0.36

0.86

0.10

0.13

0.95

0.07

0.48

Experimental design

 Total flasks/mosquito infections (SMFAs), nested within experimental block

11

11

10a

11

11

 Total number of experimental blocks

5

5

5

5

5

 Total no. of RBC donors tested

4

4

4

4

4

 Total number of observations

51

283

235

283

157

Random effects

 Group structure and variance for random effects

  Flasks/SMFAs nested within experimental block

0.00

0.00

0.26

0.43

0.10

  Experimental block

0.16

0.35

0.00

0.77

0.40

  RBC donor

0.00

0.17

0.02

0.46

0.21

 Overdispersion tests

  Dispersion ratio

0.98

1.23

1.00

0.75

1.07

  p-value

0.50

0.29

0.40

1.00

0.27

 Notes

  GLMM family (link)

Binomial (logit)

Binomial (logit)

Binomial (logit)

Negative binomial (log)

Negative binomial (log)

  1. IRR Incidence rate ratios, NA not applicable, OR odds ratios
  2. aNo of infections is lower as sporozoite prevalence was not available from 1 infection