Association between L allele containing genotype and different disease entities.

(SM = severe malaria, all entities, SP = severe prostration, SA = severe anaemia, CM = cerebral malaria, SRD = severe respiratory distress). In the top row, the odds ratio (OR) is shown for the association between L allele carriage and SM/UM, and a risk ratio (RR) is shown for the association between L allele carriage and each of the disease entities versus UM. (CI 95% refers to 95% confidence intervals of the estimates). The second row in italics shows similar results for the corresponding analyses adjusted for ethnicity.