Table 6 Multiple linear regression models with number of 20-m laps completed as outcome and age, sex, stunting and infection status as explanatory variables. Data is derived from 69 Bulang primary school children from Yunnan province, P.R. China, in mid-2011.
(II) | Multiple linear regressiona | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Explanatory variables | Coefficient | 95% confidence interval | P - value |
Age (in years) | 0.86 | -0.07 to 1.79 | 0.069 |
Sex (reference: male) | -9.89 | -13.08 to -6.70 | < 0.001 |
Stunting (reference: not stunted) | -5.32 | -8.48 to -2.17 | 0.001 |
A. lumbricoides (reference: not infected) | -2.83 | -6.12 to 0.46 | 0.090 |
T. trichiura (reference: not infected) | -6.14 | -10.29 to -1.99 | 0.004 |