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Table 3 Results of multivariate analyses for AGE in all age categories (overall), children (<16years) and adults

From: “Sickenin’ in the rain” – increased risk of gastrointestinal and respiratory infections after urban pluvial flooding in a population-based cross-sectional study in the Netherlands

Model & Covariates

Overall without AGE

Overall with AGE

aOR

Children without AGE

Children with AGE

aOR

Adults without AGE

Adults with AGE

aOR

N (%)

N (%)

(95% CI) a

N (%)

N (%)

(95% CI) a

N (%)

N (%)

(95% CI) a

Type of exposure

 Skin contact

456 (70)

71 (93)

4.0 (1.8, 9.0)

59 (65)

11 (100)

NA

397 (71)

60 (92)

3.8 (1.5, 9.4)

Type of activity

 Water contact

  No (ref)

  

ref

  

ref

  

ref

  Yes, no cleaning

190 (18)

22 (25)

2.9 (1.3, 6.7)

NA

NA

NA

128 (14)

12 (16)

1.5 (0.5, 4.3)

  Yes, cleaning inside

173 (16)

17 (20)

3.7 (1.4, 9.6)

NA

NA

NA

167 (18)

17 (23)

3.3 (1.3, 8.4)

  Yes, cleaning outside

69 (6)

14 (16)

6.9 (2.5, 18.7)

NA

NA

NA

69 (8)

12 (16)

5.3 (1.9, 14.7)

  Yes, cleaning in & out

106 (10)

24 (28)

8.6 (3.5, 20.9)

NA

NA

NA

103 (11)

24 (32)

7.6 (3.1, 18.6)

 Cycled

62 (6)

24 (28)

2.3 (1.0, 5.0)

10 (6)

5 (42)

NA

52 (6)

19 (25)

2.4 (1.0, 5.7)

 Do not know

5 (0)

2 (2)

NA

2 (1)

0 (0)

NA

3 (0)

2 (3)

27 (4.7, 158)

  1. Note: aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, NA not applicable, overall analyses of exposure vs AGE could not be performed for children, ref reference category
  2. aAdjusted for age, sex, summer, having a chronic disorder or disease of the gastrointestinal tract, having reflux, having a food allergy or pregnancy with vomiting during the study period
  3. Factors with a p-value <0.05 are expressed in bold