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Table 1 Characteristics of the population

From: Influence of the sickle cell trait on Plasmodium falciparum infectivity from naturally infected gametocyte carriers

 

HbAA (n = 1238)

HbAS (n = 314)

OR [95% CI]

P_value

Gender, n (%)

 Male

612 (49.43)

180 (57.32)

1.37 [1.07–1.76]

0.012*

 Female

626 (50.57)

134 (42.68)

  

Median age [range]

9 [1–16]

8 [1–15]

  

Age groups (years), n (%)

 ≤ 5

239 (19.31)

64 (20.38)

1.07 [0.79–1.45]

0.667

 6–10

567 (45.80)

157 (50)

1.18 [0.92–1.52]

0.183

 > 10

432 (34.89)

93 (29.62)

0.785 [0.60–1.02]

0.078

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval; *statistically significant with the Chi-squared test
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