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. 2023 Dec 8;10(12):ofad619. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad619

Table 3.

Univariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis: Risk Factors Among Transmission vs Nontransmission Households, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, April 2014–September 2016

Household, No. (%) Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
Transmission (n = 209) Nontransmission (n = 361) OR (95% CI) P Valuea aOR (95% CI) P Value
Household characteristics
Household size
 Median (range) 4 (2–7) 3 (2–10)
 Members ≥3 187 (89) 245 (68) 4.0 (2.5–6.6) <.001 2.1 (1.1–4.5) .043
Household income, $
 ≤75 000 86 (41) 155 (43) 1 [Reference]
 >75 000 93 (45) 147 (41) 1.1 (.8–1.7) .487
 Unknown 22 (11) 45 (12) 0.9 (.5–1.6) .666
 Refused 8 (4) 14 (4) 1.0 (.4–2.6) .949
Primary case characteristics
Age, y
 <5 102 (56) 129 (36) 3.2 (2.0–5.3) <.0001 2.4 (1.4–4.1) .002
 5–17 35 (19) 40 (11) 3.5 (1.9–6.4) <.0001 3.5 (1.8–6.8) <.001
 18–64 29 (16) 116 (32) 1 [Reference]
 ≥65 15 (8) 74 (21) 0.8 (.4–1.6) .550 1.2 (.5–2.7) .693
Exposuresb
 Travel outside US 4 (2) 13 (4) 0.5 (.2–1.6) .244
 Dine at a restaurant/fast food/vendor 145 (70) 257 (72) 0.9 (.6–1.3) .611
 Contact with a diapered children/adult 133 (65) 156 (44) 2.3 (1.6–3.3) <.001 1.9 (1.3–2.9) .003
 Consume food at potluck/event 61 (30) 141 (31) 0.9 (.7–1.4) .775
 Contact with person at nursing home 14 (7) 29 (8) 0.8 (.4–1.6) .540
 Contact with children in day care/nursery 106 (51) 134 (38) 1.7 (1.2–2.4) .002
Type of viral pathogen detected
 Norovirus 127 (61) 174 (48) 1.7 (1.2–2.4) .004 2.0 (1.3–3.0) <.001
 Rotavirus 23 (11) 46 (12) 0.9 (.5–1.5) .604
 Astrovirus 22 (11) 58 (16) 0.6 (.4–1.0) .069
 Sapovirus 43 (21) 94 (26) 0.7 (.5–1.1) .142

Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; OR, odds ratio.

a P < .2 was included in the multivariate analysis.

bIn the 7 days prior to symptom onset.