TABLE 4.
Logistic regression analysis for RI and diarrhea in elderly Ecuadorians
| RI
|
Pneumonia
|
Cold
|
Diarrhea
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Sex, male | 0.83 | 0.46, 1.48 | 2.44 | 0.57, 10.4 | 0.82 | 0.46, 1.45 | 1.15 | 0.64, 2.05 |
| Age, y | 0.97 | 0.93, 1.02 | 0.91 | 0.80, 1.04 | 0.97 | 0.93, 1.02 | 0.97 | 0.93, 1.01 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 0.97 | 0.90, 1.03 | 1.12 | 0.96, 1.32 | 0.96 | 0.90, 1.03 | 1.01 | 0.94, 1.08 |
| Income, US dollars/mo | 1.00 | 0.99, 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.95, 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99, 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99, 1.00 |
| Housing score1 | 1.00 | 0.93, 1.08 | 1.12 | 0.93, 1.35 | 0.99 | 0.92, 1.07 | 1.02 | 0.95, 1.10 |
| IL-2, ng/L | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
| IFNγ, ng/L | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00, 1.00 |
| Education, y | 0.742 | 0.56, 0.97 | 1.07 | 0.51, 2.23 | 0.742 | 0.56, 0.98 | 0.84 | 0.63, 1.12 |
| DTH score at 48h, mm | 0.98 | 0.95, 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.89, 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.95, 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.97, 1.02 |
| Crowding3 | 0.87 | 0.70, 1.07 | 0.78 | 0.40, 1.51 | 0.89 | 0.72, 1.09 | ||
| Any micronutrient deficiency4 | 4.005 | 1.76, 9.06 | 1.51 | 0.17, 13.7 | 3.305 | 1.51, 7.21 | 1.04 | 0.47, 2.28 |
1
Housing score based on a composite score of type of walls, floors, and roofs, number of bedrooms, kitchen location, cooking fuel, food storage, drinking water source, and toilet facilities.
2
P = 0.03.
3
Ratio of number of persons to the number of rooms in the participant's home.
4
Defined as the presence of a deficient blood or plasma level of any of the following micronutrients: vitamin C, vitamin E, pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP), folate, iron, or zinc.
5
P < 0.001.