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. 2014 Jan 15;9(1):e85424. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085424

Table 2. Risk of being anti-Coxiella burnetii antibody seropositive associated with animal characteristics and demographics, multivariable mixed logistic regression.

Variable Number of animals Seroprevalence (%)
OR 95% CI p-value
Total 879 21.6
Location Abuko abattoir 313 29.1 1.0 (ref.)
Farafenni abattoir 221 21.3 0.78 0.51–1.20 0.26
Villages 345 15.1 0.61 0.40–0.91 0.02
Estimated age group <1 year 256 9.8 1.0 (ref.)
1–3 years 379 26.1 2.78 1.69–4.56 5.46e-05
≥4 years 244 27.0 3.10 1.83–5.25 2.67e-05
Species Goat 484 24.2 1.0 (ref.)
Sheep 395 18.5 0.65 0.46–0.92 0.02

OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.