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. 2014 Nov 13;14:569. doi: 10.1186/s12879-014-0569-1

Table 1.

Risk factors for CMV shedding (yes vs. no) adjusting for within-person correlation

Saliva Urine
Variable Odds ratio (shedding) 95% CI P value Odds ratio (shedding) 95% CI P value
Sex
Girl 1 0.88 1 0.21
Boy 1.1 0.3-4.2 0.6 0.3-1.3
Age (months)
>24 1 0.12* 1 0.01
13-24 4.0 0.9-17.8 2.8 1.3-6.2
0-12 3.9 1.0-14.8 7.3 3.2-16.8
Daycare attendance
Never 1 0.13 1 0.15
Ever 2.4 0.8-7.8 1.8 0.8-3.8

*P for shedding prevalence being homogeneous across age categories.