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. 2010 Aug 24;10:250. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-250

Table 3.

Odds and OR for being ill

Symptom Control Intervention OR (± 95%CI)

no yes odds no yes odds
common cold 21 44 2.10 37 27 0.73 0.35 (0.17 - 0.71)*

Sinusitis 61 4 0.07 57 7 0.12 1.87 (0.52 - 6.74)

sore throat 31 34 1.10 38 26 0.68 0.62 (0.31 - 1.25)

Fever 49 16 0.33 57 7 0.12 0.38 (0.14 - 0.99)*

Coughing 30 35 1.17 42 22 0.52 0.45 (0.22 - 0.91)*

Bronchitis 60 5 0.08 55 9 0.16 1.96 (0.62 - 6.22)

Pneumonia 62 3 0.05 61 3 0.05 0.96 (0.96 - 1.01)

Influenza 62 3 0.05 61 3 0.05 1.02 (0.20 - 5.23)

Diarrhoea 50 15 0.30 56 8 0.14 0.48 (0.19 - 1.22)

*statistically significant result (Χ2-Test, p < 0.05)