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. 2012 Oct 12;12:866. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-866

Table 3.

Unconditional associations among risk factors and human Salmonella Enteritidis infections by phage type, Ontario, Canada (n = 199)

Exposure Outcome [Yes/No] OR a)(95% CI b)
Any dog contact
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [22/48)]
-
 
PT8 [34/39]
1.90 (0.96-3.76) *
 
PT13a [15/34]
0.96 (0.44-2.12)
Any cat contact
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [18/54]
-
 
PT8 [21/52]
1.21 (0.58-2.53)
 
PT13a [9/40]
0.68 (0.27-1.66)
Any egg consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [34/35]
-
 
PT8 [38/28]
1.40 (0.71-2.75)
 
PT13a [26/20]
1.34 (0.63-2.83)
Runny egg consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [11/20]
-
 
PT8[11/21]
0.95 (0.34-2.68)
 
PT13a [7/16]
0.80 (0.25-2.52)
Undercooked egg consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [11/19]
-
 
PT8 [12/19]
1.09 (0.39-3.07)
 
PT13a [8/15]
0.92 (0.30-2.87)
Egg consumption away from home
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [10/24]
-
 
PT8 [13/24]
1.30 (0.48-3.53)
 
PT13a [9/17]
1.27 (0.43-3.79)
Any chicken consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [61/7]
-
 
PT8 [55/14]
0.45 (0.17-1.20)
 
PT13a [34/11]
0.35 (0.13-0.99) *
Processed chicken consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [7/20]
-
 
PT8 [4/22]
0.52 (0.13-2.04)
 
PT13a [4/11]
1.04 (0.25-4.35)
Fresh chicken consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [21/6]
-
 
PT8 [19/6]
0.90 (0.25-3.29)
 
PT13a [12/3]
1.14 (0.24-5.42)
Frozen chicken consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [2/23]
-
 
PT8 [8/20]
4.60 (0.87-24.22) *
 
PT13a [5/10]
5.75 (0.95-34.79) *
Fast food chicken consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [10/48]
-
 
PT8 [12/39]
1.48 (0.58-3.78)
 
PT13a [8/24]
1.60 (0.60-4.58)
Chicken consumption away from home
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [37/23]
-
 
PT8 [32/22]
0.90 (0.43-1.92)
 
PT13a [21/13]
1.00 (0.42-2.39)
Cheese consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [50/16]
-
 
PT8 [47/20]
0.75 (0.35-1.62)
 
PT13a [32/12]
0.85 (0.36-2.04)
Peanut butter consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [16/51]
-
 
PT8 [23/46]
1.59 (0.75-3.38)
 
PT13a [8/36]
0.71 (0.27-1.83)
Carrot consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [25/44]
-
 
PT8 [21/45]
0.82 (0.40-1.68)
 
PT13a [16/31]
0.91 (0.42-1.98)
Pepper consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [17/52]
-
 
PT8 [8/60]
0.41 (0.16-1.02) *
 
PT13a [9/36]
0.76 (0.31-1.91)
Onion consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [13/57]
-
 
PT8 [15/53]
1.24 (0.54-2.85)
 
PT13a [9/36]
1.20 (0.43-2.83)
Lettuce consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [40/26]
-
 
PT8 [41/26]
1.03 (0.51-2.06)
 
PT13a [26/18]
0.94(0.43-2.04)
Spinach consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [6/63]
-
 
PT8 [10/60]
1.75 (0.60-5.11)
 
PT13a [4/42]
1.00 (0.27-3.76)
Tomato consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [37/32]
-
 
PT8 [24/40]
0.52 (0.26-1.04) *
 
PT13a [23/22]
0.90 (0.43-1.92)
Strawberry consumption
Non-PT8/non-PT13a [27/41]
-
 
PT8 [22/44]
0.76 (0.37-1.54)
  PT13a [10/31] 0.49 (0.21-1.16)

Univariable multinomial logistic regression model, comparing PT8 and PT13a to non-PT8/non-PT13a. a) OR - Odds Ratio. b) CI – Confidence Interval of the OR. * Variables with P ≤ 0.1 were used for the multivariable analysis.