Table 2 Multivariate generalized linear model applied to socioeconomic variables using number of chest x-ray confirmed pneumonia as dependent variable.
From: Pneumonia and poverty: a prospective population-based study among children in Brazil
Variables | β | Std. Error | Wald Chi-Square | df | IRR* | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% of head of households earning > 20 minimum wages | -0.049 | 0.0080 | 37.27 | 1 | 0.952 | 0.937-0.967 | 0.000 |
% of households without bathroom | 0.000 | 0.0024 | 0.02 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.995-1.004 | 0.889 |
% of woman illiterate > 10 years old | 0.113 | 0.0412 | 7.48 | 1 | 1.119 | 1.032-1.213 | 0.006 |