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Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of participant-based characteristics associated with Coxiella burnetii positivity among cattle farmers and farm residents in three northeastern provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

Variable^a	Category	Adjusted odds ratio^b	95% confidence interval	P value
Milking cattle	Yes	1.88	1.21–2.94	0.005
Milking cattle	No	Reference	1.21–2.94	0.005

General healthcare of cattle	Yes	2.40	1.46–3.93	<0.001
General healthcare of cattle	No	Reference	1.46–3.93	<0.001

Birth assistance	Yes	2.07	1.31–3.27	0.002
Birth assistance	No	Reference	1.31–3.27	0.002

Contact raw milk	Yes	2.47	1.50–4.06	<0.001
Contact raw milk	No	Reference	1.50–4.06	<0.001

Contact cattle manure	Yes	3.23	1.92–5.44	<0.001
Contact cattle manure	No	Reference	1.92–5.44	<0.001

Contact dead-born animals	Yes	3.45	2.16–5.50	<0.001
Contact dead-born animals	No	Reference	2.16–5.50	<0.001

^aThe variables included were those with a P ≤ 0.20 obtained in the bivariate analysis.

^bAdjusted by age and the rest of characteristics included in this table.