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Table 1 Bivariable analysis of risk factors*.

From: Food-borne norovirus-outbreak at a military base, Germany, 2009

 

Exposed

Non-exposed

 

Bivariable

Exposure

Total

Cases

AR%

Total

Cases

AR%

AF%

RR

95% CI

P

Eating any meal at canteen

133

25

18.8

45

2

4.4

76.4

4.3

1.1-17.4

0.02

Eating any breakfast at canteen

62

9

14.5

116

18

15.5

-6.9

0.9

0.5-2.0

0.88

Eating any lunch at canteen

125

25

20.0

53

2

3.8

81.2

5.2

1.3-21.3

0.01

Eating any dinner at canteen

49

9

18.4

129

18

14.0

24.1

1.3

0.6-2.7

0.49

Contact to ill persons or vomit

35

8

22.9

143

19

13.3

41.9

1.7

0.8-3.6

0.17

Staying at military base overnight

67

11

16.4

108

16

14.8

9.8

1.1

0.6-2.2

0.78

  1. AR = attack rate, RR = relative risk, CI = confidence intervall, AF = attributable fraction
  2. *Norovirus outbreak at a military base, Germany, 2009. Retrospective cohort study among members of the headquarters company with risk of infection between 5-7 January (n = 178). Exposures with P < 0.05 in bold.