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Table 6 Predictors of spleen size among residents of fishing villages of North-Western Tanzania infected with S. mansoni

From: Periportal fibrosis, liver and spleen sizes among S. mansoni mono or co-infected individuals with human immunodeficiency virus-1 in fishing villages along Lake Victoria shores, North-Western, Tanzania

Variable

â

SE

95% CI

P -values

Sex

0.3968

0.1273

0.14 – 0.65

0.002**

Age

−0.0005

0.0044

−0.009 – 0.0081

0.91

Occupation

SSB*

1

   

Peasants

0.2445

0.1966

−0.1413 – 0.63

0.21

Fishing

0.4726

0.2426

−0.003 – 0.94

0.05**

Villages of residence

Igombe

1

   

Sangabuye

0.3164

0.1854

−0.047 – 0.68

0.088

Kayenze

0.3333

0.1613

0.016 – 0.65

0.039**

Igalagala

0.7331

0.2630

0.22 – 1.24

0.005**

Malaria infection

No

1

   

Yes

0.43

0.1821

0.073 – 0.788

0.018**

HIV-1 serostatus

Negative

1

   

Positive

0.5186

0.2645

−0.00076 – 1.037

0.05**

Schistosoma mansoni intensity (log epg)

S. mansoni intensities

0.068

0.0381

−0.0061 – 0.1435

0.072

  1. *SSB – small scale business ** significant factors associated with splenomegaly.
  2. R2 = 0.0564, Adjusted R2 = 0.0445 F = 4.72 and P< 0.0001.
  3. Linear regression model was constructed for height adjusted ultrasound measurements of the spleen (organ size as continuous variable-i.e. deviations from mean).