Table 1. Bivariate analysis including the associated risk factors for anti-Toxocara spp. antibodies detected by ELISA in an adult health population (n=253), from January to May of 2010, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil.
| Variables | Positive(%) | Negative (%) | Odds ratio(95% CI) | P | ||
| Individual | Gender | Female | 10 (4.1) | 95 (37.5) | 1 | |
| Male | 12 (4.7) | 136 (53.8) | 0.838 (0.348-2.019) | 0.694a | ||
| Age (years) | 19-30 | 9 (3.5) | 90 (35.6) | 1 | ||
| 31-40 | 6 (2.4) | 70 (27.7) | 0.857 (0.291-2.523) | 0.994a | ||
| >40 | 7 (2.8) | 71 (28.0) | 0.986 (0.349-2.778) | 0.979a | ||
| Socioeconomic | Scholarship | Elementary | 19 (7.5) | 146 (57.7) | 1 | 1.000b |
| High school | 3 (1.2) | 85 (33.6) | 1.059 (0.341-3.285) | |||
| Monthly income | 1 to 2 salaries | 19 (7.5) | 146 (57.7) | 1 | ||
| >2 salaries | 0 (0.0) | 14 (5.5) | 0.271 (0.078-0.943) | 0.034a | ||
| Household | Location | Urban | 21 (8.3) | 221 (87.3) | 1 | |
| Rural | 1 (0.4) | 10 (4.0) | 1.052 (0.128-8.627) | 1.000b | ||
| Backyard | No | 4 (1.6) | 25 (9.9) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 18 (7.1) | 206 (81.4) | 0.546 (0.171-1.742) | 0.295b | ||
| Dogs | No | 8 (3.2) | 94 (37.2) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 14 (5.5) | 137 (54.1) | 1.201 (0.485-2.975) | 0.692a | ||
| Cats | No | 17 (6.7) | 196 (77.5) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 5 (2.0) | 35 (13.8) | 1.647 (0.571-4.754) | 0.352a | ||
| Behavioural | Soil contact | No | 5 (2.0) | 126 (49.8) | 1 | |
| Yes | 17 (6.7) | 105 (41.5) | 4.080 (1.456-11.431) | 0.004a | ||
| Geophagy | No | 13 (5.1) | 153 (60.5) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 9 (3.6) | 78 (30.8) | 1.358 (0.556-3.315) | 0.500a | ||
| Onycophagy | No | 19 (7.5) | 174 (68.8) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 3 (1.2) | 57 (22.5) | 0.482 (0.138-1.689) | 0.304b | ||
| Eating raw meat | No | 12 (4.7) | 131 (51.8) | 1 | ||
| Yes | 10 (4.0) | 100 (39.5) | 1.092 (0.453-2.628) | 0.845a | ||
95% CI: Confidence interval 95%; a: Chi-squared; b: Exact Fisher test.