Table 3.
Logistic regression analysis of Toxocara canis infection among primary school children in the capital areas of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
| |
Model I |
Model II |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Crude ORs a | 95% CIs b | p value | Adjusted ORs | 95% CIs | p value |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Female |
1.97 |
0.76–5.12 |
0.16 |
2.57 |
0.86–7.65 |
0.10 |
| Age groups |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| > 9 years old |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| 7–9 years old |
1.47 |
0.55–3.88 |
0.62 |
1.24 |
0.40–3.82 |
0.60 |
| < 7 years old |
4.14 |
0.51–33.36 |
0.24 |
3.26 |
0.38–28.23 |
0.30 |
| Urbanization level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Suburban |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Urban |
2.02 |
0.81–5.04 |
0.13 |
2.70 |
0.87–8.28 |
0.08 |
| Parental occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Skilled worker |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Nonskilled worker |
2.86 |
1.08–7.60 |
0.03 |
3.83 |
1.20–12.22 |
0.02 |
| Feeding dogs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
1.00 |
|
|
1.00 |
|
|
| Yes | 5.53 | 1.15–26.61 | 0.03 | 2.64 | 0.48–14.65 | 0.27 |
Model I: Univariate analysis, Model II: Multivariate analysis; aOdd ratios; bConfidence intervals.