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Table 3 Multivariable predictors of gametocyte positivity and density

From: Increased investment in gametocytes in asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections in the wet season

pfs25 positivity

aOR

P value

log10 Pf copies

0.53

< 0.001

Wet season

−0.716

0.002

log10 pfs25 density

Coefficient

P value

log10 Pf copies

0.246

< 0.001

Wet season

0.42

0.004

  1. Only parasite density (log10 transformed) and season were found to be significant predictors for the probability that an infection was positive for pfs25, and for pfs25 density. aOR = adjusted odds ratio