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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) from the multivariate penalised logistic regression model

From: Prediction of malaria positivity using patients’ demographic and environmental features and clinical symptoms to complement parasitological confirmation before treatment

Patients’ characteristics

AOR

95% CI

p-value

Age(years)

0.62

0.41–0.9

0.012

BMI(Kg/M2)

0.47

0.26–0.79

0.006

Body Temperature(°C)

1.40

0.99–1.91

0.054

Bushes in surroundings

   

No

1

  

Yes

2.60

1.3–4.66

0.006

Body Weight(Kg)

4.50

2.27–8.01

< 0.0001

Dizziness

   

No

1

  

Yes

0.30

0.05–0.94

0.042

Fever

   

No

1

  

Yes

2.10

0.88–4.24

0.099

Headache

   

No

1

  

Yes

2.07

0.95–3.95

0.068

Mosquito repellent usage

   

No

1

  

Yes

1.78

0.86–3.27

0.128

Muscle pain

   

No

1

  

Yes

1.63

0.66–3.39

0.333

Sex

   

Female

1

  

Male

0.72

0.24–1.71

0.373

Sore throat

   

No

1

  

Yes

0.26

0.1–0.55

< 0.0001

Stagnant water at home

   

No

1

  

Yes

0.26

0.11–0.53

< 0.0001

Vomiting

   

No

1

  

Yes

2.80

0.85–6.82

0.097

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05; CI: confidence interval; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; reference categories (RC): AOR = 1. The RC for the bushes in the surroundings, dizziness, fever, headache, mosquito repellent, muscle pain, sore throat, stagnant water in the home, or vomiting is ‘No’, and the RC for sex is ‘Female’