Table 3.
Risk factors associated with LST positivity as a result of multiple logistic regression analysis
| New foci | New and old foci combined | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariates | AOR* (95% CI) | P value | AOR* (95% CI) | P value |
| Age (5–10 years) | Reference | <0.001 | Reference | <0.001 |
| 10-30 years | 1.12 (0.79-1.58) | 1.09 (0.77-1.54) | ||
| 30-40 years | 1.80 (1.15-2.80) | 1.78 (1.15-2.75) | ||
| 40-50 years | 1.83 (1.19-2.81) | 1.81 (1.19-2.77) | ||
| ≥ 50 years | 2.38 (1.48-3.82) | 2.38 (1.50-3.79) | ||
| Personal history of ZCL (No) | Reference | <0.001 | Reference | <0.001 |
| Yes | 3.58 (2.35-5.44) | 3.35 (2.21-5.08) | ||
| Foci (New) | Reference | |||
| Old | NI | - | 122.75 (39.71-379.48) | <0.001 |
| Family ZCL number of past cases (0 case) | Reference | <0.001 | Reference | <0.001 |
| 1 case | 1.57 (1.15-2.14) | 1.60 (1.18-2.17) | ||
| 2 cases | 1.88 (1.19-2.97) | 1.85 (1.17-2.91) | ||
| ≥ 3 cases | 3.08 (1.79-5.30) | 3.02 (1.77-5.16) | ||
*AOR: Adjusted Odds Ratio using the category between brackets as reference.
CI: Confidence Interval.
NI: Not included.
(Final models).