Table 1. Characteristics associated with Toxocara spp. infection in children.
| Toxocara spp. Positive | Toxocara spp. Negative | OR (95% CI)1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % Estimate (95% CI) | n | % Estimate (95% CI) | |||
| Sample Size | 131 | 3.6 (2.7–4.7) | 3206 | 96.4 (95.3–97.3) | ||
| Age group, yrs | ||||||
| 6–9 | 37 | 2.6 (1.6–4.0) | 1112 | 97.4 (96.0–98.4) | NS2 | |
| 10–13 | 45 | 3.9 (2.7–5.6) | 1079 | 96.1 (94.4–97.3) | ||
| 14–17 | 49 | 4.1 (2.8–5.9) | 1015 | 95.9 (94.1–97.2) | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 75 | 4.0 (2.8–5.5) | 1644 | 96.0 (94.5–97.2) | NS2 | |
| Female | 56 | 3.2 (2.2–4.6) | 1562 | 96.8 (95.4–97.8) | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 29 | 3.1 (2.0–4.7) | 804 | 95.9 (95.3–98.0) | NS2 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 38 | 4.7 (3.2–6.8) | 832 | 95.3 (93.2–96.8) | ||
| Hispanic | 48 | 4.5 (2.8–7.0) | 1061 | 95.5 (93.0–97.2) | ||
| Other race, including multicultural | 16 | 2.7 (1.7–4.2) | 509 | 97.3 (95.8–98.3) | ||
| Health Insurance | ||||||
| Covered | 107 | 3.2 (2.4–4.3) | 2890 | 96.8 (95.7–97.6) | 1 (Reference) | |
| No Health Insurance | 23 | 7.3 (4.6–11.6) | 313 | 92.7 (88.4–95.4) | 2.4 (1.4–4.2) | |
| Asthma History | ||||||
| Yes | 26 | 3.4 (2.1–5.6) | 631 | 96.6 (94.4–97.9) | NS2 | |
| No | 105 | 3.6 (2.7–4.8) | 2574 | 96.4 (95.2–97.3) | ||
| Ratio of family income to poverty3 | ||||||
| Below federal poverty level | 55 | 4.9 (3.1–7.7) | 1034 | 95.1 (92.3–96.9) | NS2 | |
| At or above federal poverty level | 66 | 2.9 (2.1–4.2) | 1985 | 97.1 (95.8–97.9) | ||
1 Odds Ratio based on regression analysis of 3333 participants with complete data.
2 NS: Non Significant.
3 Subsample does not sum to total sample due to non-responses.