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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of Toxocara canis infection among primary school children in the capital areas of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

From: Seroepidemiology of Toxocara Canis infection among primary schoolchildren in the capital area of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

 

Model I

Model II

Variables

Crude ORsa

95% CIsb

p value

Adjusted ORs

95% CIs

p value

Gender

      

Male

1.00

  

1.00

  

Female

1.97

0.76–5.12

0.16

2.57

0.86–7.65

0.10

Age groups

      

> 9 years old

1.00

  

1.00

  

7–9 years old

1.47

0.55–3.88

0.62

1.24

0.40–3.82

0.60

< 7 years old

4.14

0.51–33.36

0.24

3.26

0.38–28.23

0.30

Urbanization level

      

Suburban

1.00

  

1.00

  

Urban

2.02

0.81–5.04

0.13

2.70

0.87–8.28

0.08

Parental occupation

      

Skilled worker

1.00

  

1.00

  

Nonskilled worker

2.86

1.08–7.60

0.03

3.83

1.20–12.22

0.02

Feeding dogs

      

No

1.00

  

1.00

  

Yes

5.53

1.15–26.61

0.03

2.64

0.48–14.65

0.27

  1. Model I: Univariate analysis, Model II: Multivariate analysis; aOdd ratios; bConfidence intervals.
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