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. 2009 Nov 23;4(11):e7962. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007962

Table 2. Demographical Information of Participating School Children Presenting/Not Presenting Pink Eye Illness (Within/Outside Family or School Clusters) during the AHC Outbreak in Taipei City, 2007.

Red Eye Illness Family Cluster School Class Cluster
Present Absent OR Yes No OR Yes No OR
Gender
Male 55 164 2.17 * 32 187 1.45 53 166 2.15 *
Female 28 181 22 186 27 182
Age (Years)
<10 15 128 10 133 12 131
≧10 68 211 2.75 * 45 234 2.56 * 68 211 3.51 *
School Grades
1–3 5 131 4 132 2 134
4–6 21 65 8.46 * 13 88 4.87 * 21 65 21.64 *
7–9 57 181 8.25 * 38 200 6.27 * 58 181 21.47 *
School Areas
Northeast 63 215 2.26 * 47 231 3.93 * 62 216 2.46 *
Southwest 21 162 9 174 19 163
Index Case in Family
1st case 61 11 11.71 * 40 32 4.13 * 59 13 9.58 *
Not 1st case 18 38 13 43 18 38

*p <0.05.