Table 2:
Univariate (crude OR) logistic regression analysis of the potential factors associated with T. gondii IgG seroprevalence among healthy blood donors in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
| Variables | IgG Positive | |
|---|---|---|
| Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 1 | - |
| Female | 1.5 (0.7, 3.1) | 0.29 |
| Age groups (yr) | ||
| 18–30 | - | - |
| 30–40 | - | - |
| 40–50 | - | - |
| 50–60 | - | - |
| >60 | 1.6 | 0.001* |
| Residential place | ||
| Urban | 1 | 0.64 |
| Rural | 1.13 (0.675, 1.9) | |
| Education | ||
| Less than diploma | 1 | - |
| Diploma and above | 1.5 (1.15, 2.3) | 0.14 |
| Blood type | ||
| A | 1 | - |
| B | 0.97 (0.16, 1.5) | 0.91 |
| AB | 0.59 (0.29, 1.21) | 0.15 |
| O | 0.84 (0.52, 1.34) | 0.46 |
| Being in contact with cat | ||
| No | 1 | - |
| Yes | 1.44 (0.47, 4.36) | 0.51 |
| Raw/half-cooked meat consump- | ||
| tion | 1 | - |
| No | 2.1 (1.14, 3.88) | 0.018* |
| Yes | ||
| Gardening or agriculture | ||
| No | 1 | - |
| Yes | 1.16 (0.78, 1.73) | 0.45 |
| Eating uncooked vegetables No | ||
| No | 1 | - |
| Yes | 1.27 (0.65, 2.46) | 0.49 |
| Blood transfusion | ||
| No | 1 | - |
| Yes | 0.49 (0.13,1.81) | 0.29 |