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. 2012 Feb 21;7(2):e32108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032108

Table 5. Factors associated with Coxiella burnetii seropositivity obtained by multivariate analysis for all students and stratified by ever lived on a farm.

All Ever lived on a farm
OR (95% CI) Yes (OR (95% CI)) No (OR (95% CI))
Study direction
Farm animal health 3.27 (2.14–5.02) 4.86 (1.54–15.29) 3.32 (2.06–5.35)
Other direction 1.00 1.00 1.00
Study phase
Phase 3 (Year 6) 2.31 (1.22–4.39) 0.43 (0.07–2.66) 3.16 (1.55–6.46)
Phase 2 (Year 3–5) 1.83 (1.07–3.10) 1.34 (0.46–3.94) 2.03 (1.09–3.79)
Phase 1 (Year 1–2) 1.00 1.00 1.00
Zoonotic disease during VMa
Yes 1.74 (1.07–2.82) 7.23 (1.74–30.09) 1.34 (0.78–2.34)
No 1.00 1.00 1.00
Ever lived on ruminant farm
Yes 2.73 (1.59–4.67) - -
No 1.00 - -
Childhood municipality
Village - 0.53 (0.18–1.52) 1.53 (0.89–2.62)
City - - 2.18 (1.15–4.14)
Town 1.00 1.00

Note. Multivariate analysis for all students obtained with Forward and Backward logistic regression.

Stratified analysis obtained with Enter.

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VM, veterinary medicine.