Research Article
Frequency of Gastrointestinal Parasites, Anemia, and Nutritional Status among Children from Different Geographical Regions of Bolivia
Table 3
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models for moderate/severe anemia occurrence according to age, sex, location, and parasite infections.
| | Univariate models | Multivariate model | OR | 95% CI | | OR | 95% CI | |
| Age (yrs) | | | <0.001 | | | 0.782 | (8–10) vs (5–7) | 0.41 | 0.26–0.65 | <0.001 | 0.82 | 0.47–1.46 | 0.504 | (11–13) vs (5–7) | 0.48 | 0.28–0.82 | 0.007 | 0.86 | 0.45–1.64 | 0.643 | Sex (M vs F) | 1.11 | 0.74–1.66 | 0.613 | — | — | — | Location (highland vs lowland) | 49.98 | 24.56–101.59 | <0.001 | 50.73 | 24.25–105.37 | <0.001 | Helminths (pos vs neg) | 1.07 | 0.66–1.72 | 0.788 | — | — | — | Protozoa (pos vs neg) | 1.51 | 0.98–2.33 | 0.065 | 0.78 | 0.44–1.36 | 0.376 |
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