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Table 3 Risk ratio of hospitalization and appendectomy by symptom of Y. enterocolitica infection in yersiniosis patients, Germany 2009–2010 (N=571)

From: Clinical aspects and self-reported symptoms of sequelae of Yersinia enterocolitica infections in a population-based study, Germany 2009–2010

 

Hospitalization

Appendectomy

Symptom

Risk ratioa(95% CIb)

P valuec

Risk ratioa(95% CI)

P valuec

Diarrhea

0.5 (0.4 -0.7)

<0.001

0.3 (0.1-0.6)

0.001

Abdominal pain

0.9 (0.6 -1.2)

0.406

0.4 (0.2 -1.0)

0.049

Pain in lower right abdomen

2.7 (1.9-3.8)

<0.001

19.0 (2.6-140.7)

0.004

Tenesma

0.9 (0.6-1.2)

0.428

0.6 (0.2-2.1)

0.451

Fever

2.0 (1.5-2.8)

<0.001

2.3 (0.9 -5.6)

0.075

Vomiting

1.7 (1.3 -2.1 )

<0.001

1.0 (0.3-2.8)

0.929

Visible blood in stool

0.9 (0.5 -1.9)

0.871

.d

0.626

Other symptoms

1.2 (0.9-1.7)

0.154

0.6 (0.3 -1.4)

0.277

  1. aadjusted for age group and sex in a log-binomial regression model.
  2. bConfidence interval.
  3. cWald test.
  4. dNo RR estimate was calculated because none of the 22 patients with appendectomy had reported visible blood in stool.