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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Hyg. 2011 May;8(5):289–299. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2011.569285

TABLE VIII.

Logistic Regression of Glove Failure by Experimental Variables

Variable Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval p value
Exposure
 No MovementA 1.00
 Movement 1.26 0.84–1.89 0.25
Glove Type
 CleanroomA 1.00
Medical grade 0.17 0.08–0.35 0.00
General duty 0.55 0.34–0.89 0.01
Low-modulus 0.27 0.12–0.57 0.00
Glove Product (ID number)
 Glove 1A 1.00
Glove 3 4.99 1.15–21.68 0.03
Glove 23 4.43 1.01–19.43 0.05
Additional water required
 NoneA 1.00
Additional 0.5 L 0.48 0.26–0.89 0.02
 Additional 1.0 L 1.82 0.97–3.42 0.06

Note: Bolded text = significantly less or more leaks than the reference category (p ≤ 0.05).

A

Reference category.