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 |