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. 2017 Jul 21;12(7):e0180906. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180906

Table 1. Results of univariate logistic regression analysis of 564 households (owners or dogs) IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies detected by IFAT in the urban area of Londrina from July 2015 to July 2016.

A: Univariate logistic regression analysis
Household Variables Yes/ total (%) OR 95% CI p-value
*Monthly income (Minimum wage):
≤ 3 MW 424/564 (75.2) 0.71 0.47–1.06 0.09
> 3 MW 140/564 (24.8)
Source of drinking water:
Public system 533/564 (94.5) 0.87 0.39–1.93 0.71
Other 31/564 (5.5)
Presence of accumulated water at the yard:
Yes 77/564 (13.7) 1.15 0.69–1.91 0.62
No 487/564 (86.3)
Water box:
Yes 493/564 (87.4) 1.06 0.63–1.82 0.89
No 71/564 (12.6)
Cleaning of water box:
Presence 124/564 (22.0) 0.99 0.64–1.52 0.98
Abcense 493/564 (65.4)
*Sewer:
Public sewer system 524/564 (92.9) 3.02 1.36–7.35 0.01
No public sewer system 40/564 (7.1)
Lid on water box:
Yes 483/564 (85.6) 0.83 0.18–3.62 0.76
No 10/564 (1.8)
Discharge of domestic garbage:
Plastic bag or garbage can 544/564 (96.5) 1.54 0.56–4.64 0.49
Other 20/564 (3.5)
Empty lot:
Yes 300/564 (53.2) 1.05 0.74–1.49 0.79
No 264/564 (46.8)
*Frequency of yard cleaning:
Daily 345/564 (61.2) 0.75 0.53–1.07 0.12
Occasionally 219/564 (38.8)
Presence of cats at the household:
Yes 457/564 (81.0) 1.16 0.51–1.82 0.51
No 107/564 (19.0)
*Visualization of accumulated dirt:
Yes 231/564 (41.0) 0.69 0.48–0.99 0.04
No 333/564 (59.0)
B: Final logistic model
Adjusted-OR p-value
(Wald test)
2.99 0.005
0.69 0.039
0.67 0.024

p<0.05, Chi square test, OR: odds ratio, MW: the monthly State Minimum Wage at the time of survey was R$ 880.00, equivalent to U$264.26 with an exchange rate of 3.33 for US$ Dollar to R$ Real.

*variables included in the logistic models.