Table 5 Multiple linear regression model with mean VO2 max estimates (ml kg-1 min-1) 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.
(I) | Multiple linear regressiona | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Explanatory variables | Coefficient | 95% confidence interval | P - value |
Age (in years) | -1.37 | -1.67 to -1.08 | < 0.001 |
Sex (reference: male) | -2.36 | -3.38 to -1.35 | < 0.001 |
Stunting (reference: not stunted) | -1.63 | -2.63 to -0.63 | 0.002 |
A. lumbricoides (reference: not infected) | -0.98 | -2.03 to 0.07 | 0.066 |
T. trichiura (reference: not infected) | -1.94 | -3.26 to -0.62 | 0.005 |