Table 2.

Multilevel Regression of Loa loa MFD Over the First Week of Treatment

D0-D7Coef.95% CI Lower Limit95% CI Upper LimitP
Time, d–0.2370–0.3924–0.0815.003
Quartile of pretreatment density (ref: 0–166 mf/mL)
 167–3139 mf/mL3.27462.05054.4986.0001
 3140–16 179 mf/mL5.35534.14156.5691.0001
 16 180–198 660 mf/mL7.09975.88488.3146.0001
Pretreatment density × time
 167–3139 mf/mL × time0.0847–0.08000.2493.313
 3140–16 179 mf/mL × time0.1133–0.05140.2780.178
 16 180–198 660 mf/mL × time–0.0541–0.21930.1111.521
Sex (ref: females)–0.1569–0.4227–0.1089.0247
Age–0.0113–0.0201–0.0025.012
Constant3.31482.08094.5487.0001
Random effect (SD)Estimate95% CI Lower Limit95% CI Upper Limit
 Study0.14030.02910.6752
 Individual1.01050.90401.1297
 Residual0.62130.57970.6659
D0-D7Coef.95% CI Lower Limit95% CI Upper LimitP
Time, d–0.2370–0.3924–0.0815.003
Quartile of pretreatment density (ref: 0–166 mf/mL)
 167–3139 mf/mL3.27462.05054.4986.0001
 3140–16 179 mf/mL5.35534.14156.5691.0001
 16 180–198 660 mf/mL7.09975.88488.3146.0001
Pretreatment density × time
 167–3139 mf/mL × time0.0847–0.08000.2493.313
 3140–16 179 mf/mL × time0.1133–0.05140.2780.178
 16 180–198 660 mf/mL × time–0.0541–0.21930.1111.521
Sex (ref: females)–0.1569–0.4227–0.1089.0247
Age–0.0113–0.0201–0.0025.012
Constant3.31482.08094.5487.0001
Random effect (SD)Estimate95% CI Lower Limit95% CI Upper Limit
 Study0.14030.02910.6752
 Individual1.01050.90401.1297
 Residual0.62130.57970.6659

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; MFD, microfilarial density.

Table 2.

Multilevel Regression of Loa loa MFD Over the First Week of Treatment

D0-D7Coef.95% CI Lower Limit95% CI Upper LimitP
Time, d–0.2370–0.3924–0.0815.003
Quartile of pretreatment density (ref: 0–166 mf/mL)
 167–3139 mf/mL3.27462.05054.4986.0001
 3140–16 179 mf/mL5.35534.14156.5691.0001
 16 180–198 660 mf/mL7.09975.88488.3146.0001
Pretreatment density × time
 167–3139 mf/mL × time0.0847–0.08000.2493.313
 3140–16 179 mf/mL × time0.1133–0.05140.2780.178
 16 180–198 660 mf/mL × time–0.0541–0.21930.1111.521
Sex (ref: females)–0.1569–0.4227–0.1089.0247
Age–0.0113–0.0201–0.0025.012
Constant3.31482.08094.5487.0001
Random effect (SD)Estimate95% CI Lower Limit95% CI Upper Limit
 Study0.14030.02910.6752
 Individual1.01050.90401.1297
 Residual0.62130.57970.6659
D0-D7Coef.95% CI Lower Limit95% CI Upper LimitP
Time, d–0.2370–0.3924–0.0815.003
Quartile of pretreatment density (ref: 0–166 mf/mL)
 167–3139 mf/mL3.27462.05054.4986.0001
 3140–16 179 mf/mL5.35534.14156.5691.0001
 16 180–198 660 mf/mL7.09975.88488.3146.0001
Pretreatment density × time
 167–3139 mf/mL × time0.0847–0.08000.2493.313
 3140–16 179 mf/mL × time0.1133–0.05140.2780.178
 16 180–198 660 mf/mL × time–0.0541–0.21930.1111.521
Sex (ref: females)–0.1569–0.4227–0.1089.0247
Age–0.0113–0.0201–0.0025.012
Constant3.31482.08094.5487.0001
Random effect (SD)Estimate95% CI Lower Limit95% CI Upper Limit
 Study0.14030.02910.6752
 Individual1.01050.90401.1297
 Residual0.62130.57970.6659

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; MFD, microfilarial density.

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