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. 2015 Jul 15;10(7):e0132645. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132645

Table 2. Prevalence and factors associated with dengue virus among persons aged 15–64 years, Kenya, 2007.

Variable Total (N) Total—Pos (n) Total—Pos % (95% confidence interval) Unadjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) p_value Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) M_p_value
Sex
Male 430 57 12.3 (8.0–16.5) REF      
Female 661 86 12.6 (7.9–17.4) 1.03 (0.65–1.64) 0.89    
Age category (years)              
15–29 529 44 8.7 (4.1–13.2) REF 0.06    
30–49 395 62 13.3 (9.3–17.4) 1.62 (0.84–3.12)   1.51 (0.74–3.10) 0.26
50–64 167 37 23.9 (9.4–38.3) 3.3 (1.22–8.9)   3.06 (0.99–9.52) 0.05
Education level              
No primary 223 55 25.8 (16.4–35.2) 3.44 (1.47–8.06) < .01 1.20 (0.43–3.38) 0.73
Incomplete primary 295 26 6.5 (3.8–9.2) 0.69 (0.34–1.4)   0.54 (0.22–1.35) 0.19
Complete primary & secondary + 573 62 9.2 (4.5–13.8) REF      
Wealth Quintiles              
Lowest 234 44 18.4 (11.2–25.7) 1.87 (0.82–4.25) 0.04 0.50 (0.20–1.26) 0.14
Second 189 17 11.6 (4.0–19.2) 1.08 (0.41–2.89)   0.46 (0.16–1.34) 0.16
Middle 188 21 9.4 (4.9–14.0) 0.86 (0.36–2.06)   0.44 (0.16–1.22) 0.11
Fourth 186 26 11.5 (6.3–16.7) 1.07 (0.48–2.41)   0.72 (0.24–2.15) 0.56
Highest 294 35 10.8 (4.2–17.4) REF      
Province              
Nairobi 153 8 3.5 (0.5–6.4) 0.11 (0.04–0.29) < .01 0.07 (0.01–0.37) < .01
Central 150 4 2.5 (0.0–5.2) 0.08 (0.03–0.24)   0.06 (0.02–0.25) < .01
Coast 129 78 60.6 (51.2–70.1) 4.66 (2.68–8.13)   4.92 (2.19–11.04) < .01
Eastern 112 6 3.2 (0.3–6.1) 0.1 (0.04–0.28)   0.11 (0.03–0.37) < .01
North Eastern 140 32 24.8 (17.5–32.1) REF      
Nyanza 154 5 2.7 (0.3–5.0) 0.08 (0.03–0.22)   0.10 (0.03–0.33) < .01
Rift Valley 117 5 9.6 (0.0–22.0) 0.32 (0.07–1.41)   0.29 (0.10–0.80) 0.02
Western 136 5 2.4 (0.0–4.8) 0.07 (0.02–0.23)   0.10 (0.03–0.33) < .01

cut off point to include factors in multivariate is pvalue <0.1

p value is the global p value for the bivariate variable

M_OR_CI is the multivariate odds ratio

M_p_value is the category multivariate p value

REF- reference

+ = and above

N, n = number of persons