Table 3.

Risk factors for Toxocara seropositivity, as estimated with a full logistic regression model for all persons ≥ 6 years of age, NHANES 2011–2014

Factor	OR (95% CI)
Age (years)
6–11	Ref
12–19	1.1 (0.6, 1.9)
20–29	1.4 (0.8, 2.4)
30–39	1.3 (0.7, 2.3)
40–49	1.6 (0.9, 2.7)
50–59	2.1 (1.1, 3.9)*
60–69	1.7 (1.0, 2.8)*
≥70	2.6 (1.5, 4.7)**
Race/Hispanic Origin
Non-Hispanic White	Ref
Non-Hispanic Black	1.4 (1.0, 2.0)*
Non-Hispanic Asian	0.7 (0.5, 1.1)
Mexican American	0.6 (0.4, 1.0)*
Other Hispanic and Other Race	1.1 (0.8, 1.8)
Sex
female	Ref
male	1.9 (1.6, 2.2)***
Poverty level
below	1.9 (1.4, 2.6)***
at or above	Ref
Crowding index (persons per room)
≥0.5	1.3 (1.0, 1.6)*
<0.5	Ref
Head of household education
less than college	1.9 (1.5, 2.4)***
at least some college	Ref
Place of birth
other	3.6 (2.6, 5.1)***
United States	Ref

^***P < 0.001,

^**<0.01,

^*<0.05