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Table 2 Stratified descriptive statistics on T. gondii seropositivity

From: Environmental risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infections and the impact of latent infections on allostatic load in residents of Central North Carolina

Strata

Substrata

Participants

T. gondii seropositive

p value

No outdoor cats

Does not handle soil weekly

112 (54.4%)

5 (4.5%)

 

Handles soil with bare hands weekly

31 (15.0%)

1 (3.2%)

0.76

Outdoor cats present

Does not handle soil weekly

39 (18.9%)

3 (7.7%)

 

Handles soil with bare hands weekly

22 (10.7%)

7 (31.8%)

0.02