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Table 5 Univariate logistics regression analysis for microfilaridermia among study participants

From: Association of haemato-biochemical indices and blood composite ratios with microfilaridermia in Onchocerciasis patients

Variable

Univariate analysis

OR (95 CI %)

p-value

Age (years)

0.97 [0.93–1.01]

0.121

Year in an endemic area (years)

0.96 [0.92–0.99]

0.011

gender (male)

1.09 [0.48–2.46]

0.834

Distance to the river (< 1 km)

0.33 [0.07–1.59]

0.165

Distance to the river (1–2 km)

0.18 [0.04–0.85]

0.030

Occupation (Farmer)

2.66 [1.09–6.51]

0.032

Individual IVM intake

0.79 [0.61–1.02]

0.080

Total nodule sites

1.54 [0.89–2.66]

0.124

Total nodule counts

1.11 [0.85–1.45]

0.425

Total WBC

1.74 [1.20–2.51]

0.003

Basophil

1.65 [1.16–2.34]

0.005

Eosinophil

28.18 [3.97–200.13]

0.001

GGT

0.98 [0.96–1.00]

0.067

eGFR

1.02 [1.00–1.05]

0.062

ENR x10

1.60 [1.18–2.19]

0.003

EMR

3.68 [1.64–8.26]

0.002

EBR

1.09 [1.03–1.15]

0.003

ELR x10

1.93 [1.29–2.88]

0.001

  1. WBC; white blood cell count, GGT; gamma glutamyl transferase; ENR; eosinophil-to-neutrophil ratio, EMR; eosinophil-to-monocyte ratio, EBR; eosinophil-to-basophil ratio, ELR; eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio