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Table 1 Univariate analysis: senile dementia-specific risk factors related to scabies, and comparisons between infected and non-infected individuals

From: Dementia-specific risks of scabies: Retrospective epidemiologic analysis of an unveiled nosocomial outbreak in Japan from 1989–90

 

Scabies cases (n = 20)

Non-infected individuals (n = 45)

p-value$

Odds ratio (95% CI)*

Gender (male)

2

6

NS§

0.7 (0.1 – 4.0)

Type of room (Japanese style with tatami mats)

19

42

NS

1.4 (0.1 – 13.9)

Sleeping arrangement (on futons directly on the floor)

18

37

NS

1.9 (0.4 – 10.1)

Ease of movement (without assistance)

17

15

0.0001

11.3 (2.9 – 44.8)

Range of movement (outwith the room but within the ward)

12

12

0.0136

4.1 (1.4 – 12.5)

  1. $Two-tailed; Odds ratio of being infected through exposure; *95% Confidence interval; §NS: not significant.