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. 2011 Apr 12;5(4):e1037. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001037

Table 4. Associations between parasitic infections and risk factors in Champasack (random household effect included, n = 669).

Indicators Crude OR (95%CI) P-value Adjusted OR (95% CI) P-value
O. viverrini
Age group (in year)
 < 5 1.00 - --- 1.00 - ---
 6–15 5.64 (2.10–15.13) 3.99 (1.93–8.24)
 16–30 19.49 (5.53–68.67) 17.5 (5.70–53.68)
 31–55 19.93 (5.97–66.51) 12.30 (4.68–32.29)
 >55 49.74 (8.00–309.04) <0.001 13.96 (3.32–58.75) <0.001
Ethnic groups
 Not Laoloum 1.00 1.00 - ---
 Laoloum 154.9 (81.20–295.70) <0.001 303.45 (134.20–686.63) <0.001
S. mekongi
Daily bathing in Mekhong River
 No 1.00 1.00 - ---
 Yes 19.50 (8.87–42.87) <0.001 3.20 (1.84–5.83) <0.001
Hookworm
Age group (in year)
 < 5 1.00 - --- 1.00 - ---
 6–15 2.32 (1.24–4.34) 2.21 (1.28–3.80)
 16–30 2.51 (1.23–5.14) 2.22 (1.16–4.23)
 31–55 2.39 (1.24–4.62) 2.10 (1.18–3.72) 0.011
 >55 2.26 (1.01–5.50) 0.040 N.A. N.S.
Ethnic groups
 Not Laoloum 1.00 - --- 1.00 - ---
 Laoloum 0.11 (0.05–0.23) <0.001 0.12 (0.07–0.23) <0.001
A. lumbricoides
Socio-economic status
 Least poor 1.00 - --- 1.00 - ---
 Less poor 0.35 (0.06–2.10) N.A.
 Poor 1.27 (0.26–6.11) N.A.
 Very poor 50.14 (10.39–241.97) N.A.
 Most poor 226.73 (41.64–434.43) <0.001 3.53 (1.47–8.47) 0.010
Multiple infections ≥2 species
Report of eating any raw foodstuffs a week prior to  survey (e.g., meat, fish, and vegetables)
 No 1.00 1.00 - ---
 Yes 2.12 (1.15–3.90) 0.021 2.74 (1.44–5.20) 0.002

CI, confidence interval; N.S., not significant; N.A., not applicable; OR, odds ratio.