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Table 6 Association between clinical characteristics and malaria infection

From: Socio-demographic factors, housing characteristics, and clinical symptoms associated with falciparum malaria in two rapidly urbanizing areas in the Ashanti region of Ghana

Clinical symptoms

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Odds Ratio

p-value

Odds Ratio

p-value

History of fever

 Yes

2.19 (1.70–2.82)

0.000

1.29 (0.95–1.74)

0.102

 No

Ref.

–

–

–

Chills

 Yes

1.73 (1.39–2.15)

0.000

1.50 (1.15–1.96)

0.003

 No

Ref.

–

–

–

Muscle aches

 Yes

0.78 (0.62–0.98)

0.036

1.07 (0.80–1.44)

0.650

 No

Ref.

–

–

–

Tiredness

 Yes

0.72 (0.57–0.90)

0.005

0.81 (0.61–1.08)

0.154

 No

Ref.

–

–

–

Nausea

 Yes

1.34 (1.07–1.67)

0.011

0.90 (0.67–1.21)

0.493

 No

Ref.

–

–

–

Vomiting

 Yes

2.57 (2.03–3.27)

0.000

1.93 (1.43–2.60)

0.000

 No

Ref.

–

–

–

Diarrhea

 Yes

1.21 (0.87–1.68)

0.269

  

 No

Ref.

–

  
  1. Bold indicates a statistically significant variable
  2. *Ref-Reference