Table 2 Association of the measured variables with malaria clinical outcome.

From: Antibodies in children with malaria to PfEMP1, RIFIN and SURFIN expressed at the Plasmodium falciparum parasitized red blood cell surface

Response

na

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P b

NTS-DBL1α

52

1.87 (0.90–3.88)

0.092

RIFIN-A

73

0.94 (0.48–1.81)

0.845

SURFIN4.2

69

0.79 (0.39–1.59)

0.507

Multiplets group O RBCs

28

0.41 (0.14–1.16)

0.093

Positive cells group O RBCs

134

1.05 (0.48–2.31)

0.894

Multiplets group A RBCs

6

1.32 (0.08–20.95)

0.844

Positive cells group A RBCs

18

0.93 (0.20–4.24)

0.927

Phagocytosis group O RBCs

146

1.08 (0.44–2.64)

0.865

Phagocytosis group A RBCs

29

8.34 (1.42–49.08)

0.019

  1. aNumber of responders. bEach response was tested for association with severe malaria in a multiple logistic regression adjusted for hemoglobin level, axillary temperature, and fever at admission. Malaria clinical presentation (Mild and Complicated) was the dependent variable while each of the measured responses were the independent variables. Boldface type indicates statistical significance.
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