Patients characteristics | Estimate | Std error | adjOR | 95% CI | p value |
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Ethnic group | | | | | 0.31 |
Caucasian and others | Ref | | 1 | | |
African | − 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.59 | [0.21; 1.65] | |
Treatment administered | | | | | 0.21 |
Artesunate | Ref | | 1 | | |
Intravenous quinine | 1.23 | 0.99 | 3.43 | [0.49; 23.9] | |
Severity criteria on admission |
Neurological failure | 1.17 | 0.58 | 3.23 | [1.03; 10.08] | 0.04 |
Cardio-circulatory failure | 2.3 | 0.74 | 9.92 | [2.34; 42] | < .01 |
Serum creatinine > 265 µmol/L | 2.38 | 0.62 | 10.76 | [3.17; 36.56] | < .01 |
- Std error: standard error; adjOR: adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval
- NB: variables entered in the stepwise logistic regression model at the first step were: ethnic group; parasitemia greater than 4%, neurological failure; shock; lactate level greater than 1_8 mmol/L; pH < 7.35; serum creatinine > 265 µmol/L; bilirubin level > 50 IU; clinical history of prior malaria; cause of travel