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. 2015 Jul 29;9(7):e0003826. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003826

Table 3. Univariate associations with variables in 304 clusters of 13,543 individuals aged ≥ 40 years in Nigeria, 2005–2007.

Variables Group OR (p-value)
Field-collected variables Individual level
Age group: 40–49 years 1
50–59 years 1.68 (0.02)
60–69 years 4.00 (<0.0001)
70–70 years 4.65 (<0.0001)
80+ years 5.30 (<0.0001)
Gender Female 2.61 (<0.0001)
Literacy Easily 1
Difficult 4.11 (<0.0001)
Not at all 2.06 (0.03)
Improved water source Unimproved 1
Improved 1.40 (0.421)
Proximate water source Village or further 1
Within street or household 0.95 (0.86)
Occupation Professional 1
Semi Skilled 11.44 (0.03)
Unemployed 35.55 (0.002)
Cluster level
Climatic covariates Mean annual precipitation (mm) 0.997 (<0.0001)
Monthly Average land surface temperature (LST) 1.358 (<0.0001)
Mean annual temperature (°C) 1.01 (0.59)
Environmental covariates Altitude (meters) <200 1
200–499 14.41 (<0.0001)
500 + 5.64 (<0.0001)
Enhanced vegetation index (EVI) ≥ 0.35 1
0.25–0.34 6.66 (0.001)
0.15–0.24 26.00 (<0.0001)
< 0.15 4.53 (0.01)
Land cover type Other 1
Savannah/Grasslands 2.70 (<0.0001)
Urban classification Rural 1
Urban 0.27 (<0.0001)
Distance to surface water (km) 1.18 (<0.0001)
Population density (per 5km cell) 0.99 (<0.0001)
Ruminant density (per 5km cell) 1.003 (0.02)

All associations adjusted for clustering within villages