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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analyses to identify risk factors for contracting the k13 mutated Plasmodium falciparum

From: Heterogeneous distribution of k13 mutations in Plasmodium falciparum in Laos

Status

OR

95% CI

P

Model 1

Model 2

AOR

95% CI

P

AOR

95% CI

P

Province

 Other

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Attapeu and Champasak

3.63

2.83–4.64

< 0.001

1.57

1.14–2.16

0.006

2.57

1.98–3.32

< 0.001

Age

 Child

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Adult

7.5

4.39–12.8

< 0.001

2.24

1.18–4.22

0.013

3.49

1.97–6.18

< 0.001

Gender

 Female

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 Male

4.17

2.95–5.88

< 0.001

1.96

1.32–2.90

0.001

2.21

1.51–3.22

< 0.001

Occupation

 Other

1.00

  

1.00

  

–

  

 Soldier/agriculture

2.95

2.24–3.88

< 0.001

1.15

0.80–1.65

0.451

–

–

–

Education

 Less

1.00

  

1.00

  

–

  

 ≥ High school

2.16

1.29–3.62

0.004

1.53

0.87–2.70

0.141

–

–

–

Religion

 Not buddhism

1.00

  

1.00

  

–

  

 Buddhism

4.70

3.64–6.05

< 0.001

1.29

0.78–2.14

0.330

–

–

–

Ethnicity

 Lao Theung

1.00

  

1.00

  

–

  

 Lao

4.89

3.80–6.29

< 0.001

2.09

1.25–3.48

0.005

–

–

–

Start symptom

 Other

1.00

  

1.00

  

–

  

 Today

1.65

0.97–2.79

0.063

1.61

0.91–2.84

0.101

–

–

–

Malaria history

 Fewer

1.00

  

1.00

  

1.00

  

 ≥ 3 times

2.53

1.87–3.41

< 0.001

1.59

1.15–2.21

0.006

1.77

1.29–2.44

< 0.001

Bed-net

 No

1.00

  

1.00

  

–

  

 Yes

1.28

0.99–1.28

0.061

0.95

0.74–1.33

0.971

–

–

–

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, AOR adjusted odds ratio