Table 7. Univariate analysis of sociodemographic and clinical risk factors for Mansonella perstans microfilaremia in Gabon.
Variable | Number (%) | 95% CI | OR[95%CI] | p-value | ||
Sex | Men | 275 (13.2) | 11.7–14.7 | 1.89 [1.54; 2.31] | <0.0001 | |
Women | 172 (7.5) | 6.4–8.5 | 1 | |||
Age | [15–30] | 55 (8.5) | 6.4–10.7 | 1 | 0.197 | |
[30–45] | 118 (10.3) | 8.5–12.1 | 1.23 [0.88; 1.72] | |||
[45–60] | 138 (9.7) | 8.2–11.3 | 1.15 [0.83; 1.60] | |||
≥60 | 136 (11.5) | 9.7–13.4 | 1.40 [1.01 ; 1.95] | |||
Occupation | Farming | 296 (9.7) | 8.6–10.7 | 0.75 [0.55 ; 1.01] | 0.168 | |
Hunting | 56 (12.5) | 9.4–15.6 | 1 | |||
Others | 71 (10.4) | 8.1–12.7 | 0.82 [0.56 ; 1.18] | |||
Clinical examination | Eye worm | Yes | 86 (9.15) | 7.3–11 | 1.23 [0.94 ; 1.61] | 0.138 |
No | 172 (7.6) | 6.5–8.7 | 1 | |||
Calabarswellings | Yes | 28 (7.93) | 5.1–10.8 | 0.99 [0.66 ; 1.5] | 0.998 | |
No | 226 (7.94) | 6.9–8.9 | 1 | |||
Pruritus | Yes | 110 (8.95) | 7.4–10.5 | 0.82 [0.65; 1.03] | 0.092 | |
No | 315 (10.7) | 9.6–11.8 | 1 |