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. 2017 Oct 26;8:2092. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02092

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of the variables associated with T. gondii seroprevalence in participants tested by MAT.

Variable Blood donor No. Seropositivity (%) Odds ratio (95% Confidence internal) P-value
Geographical location
   Unknown 24 0 0.000 0.998
   North of the Yangtze River 3,045 1.44 0.4 (0.2–0.9) 0.026
   South of the Yangtze River 303 4.62 1.3 (0.5–3.3) 0.562
   Yangtze River Province 197 3.55 1
Living in rural areas or city
   City 2,183 1.33 0.5 (0.3–0.8) 0.009
   Rural areas 1,386 2.59 1
Cat in the household
   Yes 299 1.67 0.000 0.998
   No 3,270 1.83 1
Cat in the neighborhood
   Yes 37 0 0.9 (0.4–2.3) 0.841
   No 3,532 1.84 1
Keep a dog
   Yes 773 1.16 0.6 (0.3–1.2) 0.127
   No 2,796 2.01 1
Drink unboiled water
   Yes 1,340 2.46 1.7 (1.1–2.8) 0.028
   No 2,229 1.43 1
Undercooked beef meat/lamb consumption
   Yes 240 1.25 0.7 (0.2–2.1) 0.496
   No 3,329 1.86 1
Undercooked pork meat consumption
   Yes 46 0 0.000 0.998
   No 3,523 1.85 1
Raw fish consumption
   Yes 585 1.71 0.926 (0.5–1.8) 0.825
   No 2,984 1.84 1
Fresh oyster consumption
   Yes 544 2.21 1.3 (0.7–2.4) 0.467
   No 3,025 1.75 1
Undercooked vegetables consumption
   Yes 2,198 1.55 0.7 (0.4–1.1) 0.123
   No 1,371 2.26 1
Gardening or agriculture
   Yes 644 4.04 3.1 (1.9–5.2) 0.000
   No 2,925 1.33 1
Blood transfusion
   Yes 41 0 0.000 0.998
   No 3,528 1.85 1
Blood group type
   Unknown 2,275 1.84 2.9 (0.4–21.2) 0.295
   O 437 1.83 2.9 (0.4–23.1) 0.322
   A 304 3.29 5.2 (0.7–41.3) 0.116
   B 398 1.01 1.6 (0.2–14.1) 0.690
   AB 155 0.64 1
Gender
   Male 1,360 1.91 1.1 (0.7–1.8) 0.751
   Female 2,209 1.31 1
Education level
   Undergraduate 2,756 1.63 0.7 (0.4–1.1) 0.124
   Postgraduate students 813 2.46 1

Statistically significant.