Table 2. Number and percentage of exposed cases and controls, and adjusted odds ratios in multivariable model with interactions in an investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium sequence type 19 linked to pre-washed rocket salad, Sweden, September–November 2022.
Exposure | Cases (n = 54) | Controls (n = 434) | Final model with interaction | ||||
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n | %a | n | %a | aORb | 95% CI | p value | |
Rocket salad and mixed salad bags | 19 | 40 | 37 | 9 | 22 | 8.6–55 | < 0.001 |
Rocket salad, no mixed salad bags | 10 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 4.6–36 | < 0.001 |
Mixed salad bags, no rocket salad | 11 | 23 | 52 | 12 | 9.5 | 3.5–25 | < 0.001 |
No rocket nor mixed salad bags | 8 | 17 | 303 | 71 | Reference | ||
Grocery retailer A | 48 | 89 | 327 | 75 | 3.1 | 1.0–9 | 0.045 |
aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
a Percentage exposed of those who answered the question.
b Adjusted for age and sex and the other variables in the model.