Table 3. Potential risk factors for exposure to four zoonotic parasites in a northwestern Saskatchewan community.

Risk Factor		Odds Ratios (95% Confidence Interval)
	Sample Size (N)	Toxoplasma gondii	Echinococcus granulosus	Toxocara canis	Trichinella
Gender (male)	201	2.2 (0.9–5.3)	1.2 (0.7–2.1)	1.9 (0.8–4.8)	1.5 (0.7–3.4)
Does not hunt/trap	188	1.5 (0.7–3.6)	1.9 (1.1–3.4)	1.2 (0.5–2.8)	0.5 (0.3–1.2)
Wild game consumption	196	0.5 (0–4.9)	0.3 (0–2.9)	0.5 (0–4.5)	0.2 (0–1.4)
Does not own a pet	199	3.8 (1.3–11.3)	1.2 (0.7–2.1)	1.3 (0.5–3.1)	1.8 (0.8–4.2)
Non-commercial pet diet	73	0.4 (0.4–3.8)	1.9 (0.7–5.0)	15 (1.8–126)	1.0 (0.2–4.0)
Age 5–17*	174	0.2 (0–2)	1.8 (0.7–4.6)	3.4 (1.2–10)	2.0 (0.7–5.8)
Age over 50**	68	9.4 (1.1–77)	0.3 (0.1–0.8)	0.4 (0.1–1.3)	0.4 (0.1–1.5)

^*compared with all other ages.

^**compared with 5–17 age group.