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Table 5 Comparison of associations between vegetated land cover measure and T. gondii seropositivity using generalized additive models (covariates as in Model 3 in Table 4)

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

Vegetated land cover measure

IQR, %

Model deviance

aOR of T. gondii seropositivity with 95% confidence limits

50 m average

25.9

68.94

2.39 (1.09, 5.24)*

150 m average

21.7

68.37

2.85 (1.20, 6.76)*

500 m average

15.0

67.79

3.01 (1.29, 7.00)*

500 m weighted average

17.4

67.13

3.67 (1.48, 9.08)*

  1. *p < 0.05