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. 2012 Nov 13;3(4):16–19. doi: 10.5365/WPSAR.2012.3.4.011

Table 1. Univariate food frequency analysis from surprise birthday party, South Australia, July 2012 (n = 57).

Meal Exposure Exposed Unexposed
No. ill Total AR% No. ill Total AR% RR 95% CI p-value
Starter Nuts 2 13 15.4 12 39 30.8 0.5 0.1–2.0 0.279
Olives 3 12 33.3 11 43 25.6 1.3 0.5–3.34 0.594
Entrée Chicken liver pâté 14 26 53.8 1 31 3.2 16.7 2.4–118.6 < 0.001
Mussels marinière 1 29 3.5 14 28 50.0 0.1 0.0–0.5 < 0.001
Main course Duck fillet with orange glaze 6 24 25.0 9 33 27.3 0.9 0.4–2.2 0.780
Chateaubriand with béarnaise sauce 9 33 27.3 6 23 26.1 1.1 0.4–2.5 0.921
Dessert Flourless chocolate cake 6 23 26.1 9 34 26.5 1.0 0.4–2.4 0.974
Rhubarb crème brûlée 11 35 31.4 4 22 18.2 1.7 0.6–4.8 0.269
After dinner Chocolate sponge birthday cake 1 13 7.7 14 43 32.6 0.2 0.0–1.6 0.076
Chocolates 3 9 33.3 10 35 28. 6 1.2 0.4–3.4 0.780

AR – attack rate; RR – relative risk; Cl – confidence interval.