Table 4

Linear Regression: Factors associated with antifilarial IgG1 levels 1 year after mass treatment for 136 persons who were filarial antigen negative before treatment (2000), accounting for household clustering in the Mapou cohort

Parameter variables

Estimate

95% Confidence Interval

p-value

Intercept

181.460

97.500,

265.420

<0.0001

Increase in distance (10 meters) the residence of from an Ag-positive person

-4.683

-90.470,

-3.180

0.0355

Received treatment

-85.387

-164.197,

-6.578

0.0337

≤ 20 years of age

-45.633

-80.257,

-11.008

0.0098

Female gender

21.730

-18.679,

62.140

0.2919

Washington et al. Filaria Journal 2004 3:3   doi:10.1186/1475-2883-3-3