| Moderate wasting (n = 145) | Severe wasting (n = 44) | ||||||||
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Parameter | RR | 95% CI | ARR | 95% CI | P | RR | 95% CI | ARR | 95% CI | P |
Ascaris heavy-intensity | 0.83 | 0.42–1.6 | 0.83 | 0.40–1.7 | 0.4465 | 0.51a | 0.13–2.1 | 0.37a | 0.07–1.9 | 0.4942 |
Ascaris moderate-intensity | 0.73 | 0.38–1.4 | 0.64 | 0.32–1.3 |  | 1.1a | 0.41–3.1 | 0.92a | 0.32–2.7 |  |
N. americanus heavy-intensity | 1.7** | 1.1–2.8 | 1.3 | 0.76–2.1 | 0.5964 | 2.1** | 0.91–4.7 | 1.2 | 0.51–3.0 | 0.8431 |
N. americanus moderate-intensity | 0.87a | 0.35–2.1 | 0.91a | 0.36–2.3 |  | 1.5a | 0.40–5.6 | 1.4a | 0.35–5.4 |  |
Giardia infection | 0.79 | 0.47–1.3 |  |  |  | 0.46a | 0.17–1.2 |  |  |  |
Anaemia prevalence | 0.63 | 0.32–1.2 | 0.83 | 0.41–1.7 | 0.6140 | 0.66a | 0.22–2.0 | 1.2a | 0.37–3.8 | 0.7770 |
Male sex | 1.3 | 0.84–1.9 | 1.2 | 0.79–1.9 | 0.3580 | 1.3 | 0.68–2.7 | 1.3 | 0.61–2.6 | 0.5340 |
Age group 6 to 11 years | 3.0*** | 1.7–5.2 | 2.9 | 1.6–5.1 | < 0.0001 | 3.5** | 1.3–9.3 | 3.2 | 1.2–8.9 | 0.0220 |
Age group 12 to 17 years | 4.9*** | 2.6–9.2 | 4.3 | 2.2–8.4 | < 0.0001 | 7.8*** | 2.6–22.7 | 7.1 | 2.3–21.8 | 0.0010 |
Socioeconomic quintile 4 | 0.80 | 0.40–1.6 | 0.82 | 0.39–1.7 | 0.9181 | 0.89a | 0.27–3.0 | 0.92a | 0.27–3.2 | 0.8840 |
Socioeconomic quintile 3 | 0.72 | 0.35–1.5 | 0.77 | 0.35–1.7 |  | 1.3a | 0.36–4.4 | 1.3a | 0.35–4.6 |  |
Socioeconomic quintile 2 | 0.69 | 0.34–1.4 | 0.79 | 0.37–1.7 |  | 0.60a | 0.16–2.3 | 0.70a | 0.18–2.7 |  |
Socioeconomic quintile 1 (poorest) | 0.66 | 0.31–1.4 | 0.68 | 0.30–1.5 |  | 0.59a | 0.15–2.3 | 0.66a | 0.16–2.7 |  |