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. 2004 Sep 1;10(17):2535–2539. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i17.2535

Table 2.

Logistic regression models for the presence of E. vermicularis in 309 (88 rural and 221 urban) individuals, both individually and grouped into 70 families in General Mansilla, Argentina

Variable Risk category Coefficient Odds Ratio
For the total of individuals, n = 309
Affiliation Son/daughter 1.267 3.550
Housing Satisfactory 0.829 2.288
Garbage Not collected 1.372 3.944
Water Running 0.951 2.591
Abdominal pain Present 0.555 1.742
Sleeping disorders Present 0.561 1.752
Constant -1.825
For rural individuals, n = 88
Affiliation Son/daughter 10.246 28 167
Housing Satisfactory 2.857 17.5
Age (yr) Eldest son/daughter 0.316 1.372
Bathroom Non-existent 2.160 8.670
Sleeping disorders Present 1.967 7.151
Constant -12.493
For urban individuals, n = 221
Affiliation Son/daughter 1.176 3.241
Housing Satisfactory 0.917 2.5
Water Running 1.372 3.937
Abdominal pain Present 0.690 1.993
Constant -1.612
For positive families, n = 40
Housing Satisfactory 2.749 15.625
Water Running 2.614 13.699
Garbage Not collected 2.75 15.636
Bathroom Non-existent 2.403 11.056
Constant 0.338