Table 3 Multivariate analysis of factors... | American Society of Hematology

Table 3

Multivariate analysis of factors associated with malaria parasitemia at OPD clinic and during hospitalization in patients with SCA

	OR (95% CI)	P
OPD clinic
Age, y	1.00 (0.951-1.06)	.916
Febrile (temperature > 37.5°C)	3.30 (0.97-11.29)	.057
Peripheral oxygen saturation, %	1.07 (0.94-1.21)	.300
Hepatomegaly	2.95 (0.85-10.18)	.087
Splenomegaly	1.09 (0.40-2.95)	.867
High WBC count (> 17.7 × 10⁹/L)	3.29 (1.50-7.18)	.003
Hemoglobin, g/dL*	0.79 (0.59-1.047)	.101
Hospitalization
Age, y	1.04 (0.99-1.09)	.088
Severe anemia Hb < 5 g/dL)†	3.46 (1.27-9.45)	.016
Raised MCV (> 93 fL)	2.22 (0.73-6.72)	.158
Reticulocyte count, %	1.04 (0.97-1.10)	.264
Raised AST level (> 97.2 IU/L)	3.41 (1.23-9.45)	.018
Death	0.49 (0.04-5.74)	.573

	OR (95% CI)	P
OPD clinic
Age, y	1.00 (0.951-1.06)	.916
Febrile (temperature > 37.5°C)	3.30 (0.97-11.29)	.057
Peripheral oxygen saturation, %	1.07 (0.94-1.21)	.300
Hepatomegaly	2.95 (0.85-10.18)	.087
Splenomegaly	1.09 (0.40-2.95)	.867
High WBC count (> 17.7 × 10⁹/L)	3.29 (1.50-7.18)	.003
Hemoglobin, g/dL*	0.79 (0.59-1.047)	.101
Hospitalization
Age, y	1.04 (0.99-1.09)	.088
Severe anemia Hb < 5 g/dL)†	3.46 (1.27-9.45)	.016
Raised MCV (> 93 fL)	2.22 (0.73-6.72)	.158
Reticulocyte count, %	1.04 (0.97-1.10)	.264
Raised AST level (> 97.2 IU/L)	3.41 (1.23-9.45)	.018
Death	0.49 (0.04-5.74)	.573

WBC indicates white blood cell; Hb, hemoglobin; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; and AST, aspartate transaminase.

Severe anemia in model (OR, 1.96; 95%CI, 0.54-7.12; P = .305).

Hb in the model (OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.61-1.07; P = .137).