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Table 5 Analysis of past dengue virus infection among study population by selected characteristics

From: Seroepidemiology of dengue virus infection among adults during the ending phase of a severe dengue epidemic in southern Taiwan, 2015

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Characteristics

No. positive/No. tested

(%)

Odds ratio

95% CI

P value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

P value

Gender

 

 Male

87/586

(14.9)

1.00

Referent

-

1.00

Referent

-

 Female

155/805

(19.3)

1.37

1.03,1.82)

0.0327

0.90

(0.64,1.25)

0.5221

Age group (y)

    

<.0001

  

<.0001

 20–34

26/510

(5.1)

1.00

Referent

-

1.00

Referent

-

 35–49

36/344

(10.5)

2.18

(1.29,3.68)

0.0037

1.57

(0.89,2.76)

0.1174

 50–64

80/330

(24.2)

5.96

(3.73,9.51)

<.0001

2.98

(1.65,5.37)

0.0003

 ≥65

100/207

(48.3)

17.40

(10.77,28.10)

<.0001

10.03

(5.42,18.58)

<.0001

Place

    

<.0001

  

<.0001

 West Central District

92/226

(40.7)

14.19

(7.93,25.40)

<.0001

4.98

(2.49,9.99)

<.0001

 North District

39/175

(22.3)

5.93

(3.16,11.11)

<.0001

2.15

(1.02,4.53)

0.0433

 East District

81/363

(22.3)

5.94

(3.34,10.54)

<.0001

1.71

(0.84,3.50)

0.1410

 Factory in Yongkang

15/302

(5.0)

1.08

(0.52,2.25)

0.8368

1.01

(0.48,2.12)

0.9797

 Factory in Annan

15/325

(4.6)

1.00

Referent

-

1.00

Referent

-

Family diagnosed with dengue at any time

 No

205/1289

(15.9)

1.00

Referent

-

1.00

Referent

-

 Yes

37/102

(36.3)

3.01

(1.96,4.63)

<.0001

2.07

(1.25,3.43)

0.0045