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. 2013 May 27;13:243. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-243

Table 5.

Associations between patient characteristics and infection with any parasite from a study of intestinal parasites in children aged in urban poor, Nairobi, 2010-2011

Patient characteristics
Any parasite (%)
 
Crude
Adjusted
      OR 95% CI p-value AOR 95% CI p-value
Total
541/2112(25.6)
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gender
 
Male (ref)
298/1116(26.7)
1.0
-
-
1.0
-
-
Female
243/996(24.4)
0.89
0.73,1.08
0.226
 
0.86
070,1.06
0.169
Age group1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
0 to 12 months (ref)
141/758(18.6)
1.0
-
-
 
1.0
-
-
13 to 24 months
147/528(27.8)
1.69
1.29,2.20
0.001*
 
1.72
1.30,2.29
<0.001*
25 to 36 months
122/408(29.9)
1.87
1.41,2.47
<0.001*
 
2.01
1.46,2.76
<0.001*
37 to 48 months
84/241(34.9)
2.34
1.70,3.23
<0.001*
 
2.53
1.77,3.64
<0.001*
49 to 60 months
45/148(30.4)
1.91
1.29,2.84
0.001*
 
1.85
1.20,2.85
0.005*
HIV status2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Negative (ref)
398/1598(24.9)
1.0
-
-
 
1.0
-
-
Positive
111/302(36.8)
1.75
1.35,2.27
<0.001*
 
2.04
1.55,2.67
<0.001*
Patient type
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outpatients (ref)
432/1577(27.4)
1.0
 
 
 
1.0
 
 
Inpatients
109/535(20.4)
0.68
0.53,0.86
0.001*
 
0.78
0.59,1.03
0.084
Seasonality Dry Season (ref) Wet season 0
 
 
-
-
 
 
 
 
    1.0 1.19 - - 0.97, 1.46 - - 0.087   1.0 1.35 - 1.09,1.68 - 0.007*

KEY: *significant, missing values 1 = 29; 2 = 212.