Table 2. Results of univariable (crude PR) and multivariable model (adjusted PR) with CMV seropositivity as the dependent variable; data set stratified by gender; Germany (sera collected 1998–1999, n = 6552).
| Variables | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude PR (95%CI) | Fully adjusted PR (95%CI)* | Crude PR (95%CI) | Fully adjusted PR (95%CI)* | ||
| Age in years Country of Birth | 1.01 (1.01–1.02) | 1.02 (1.01–1.02) | 1.01 (1.01–1.01) | 1.02 (1.01–1.02) | |
| Germany | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | |
| Other | 1.85 (1.70–2.02) | 1.76 (1.62–1.92) | 1.50 (1.41–1.60) | 1.52 (1.41–1.63) | |
| Smoking status | Non-smoking | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) |
| Previous smoking | 1.27 (1.15–1.42) | 1.10 (1.00–1.21) | 0.92 (0.84–1.01) | 1.02 (0.94–1.11) | |
| Smoking | 1.11 (1.00–1.23) | 1.11 (1.01–1.21) | 0.95 (0.88–1.02) | 1.12 (1.04–1.20) | |
| Region I in Germany | South | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) |
| Middle | 1.13 (1.02–1.25) | 1.15 (1.05–1.27) | 1.13 (1.03–1.23) | 1.08(0.98–1.19) | |
| North | 1.11 (1.00–1.24) | 1.16 (1.04–1.29) | 1.15 (1.04–1.27) | 1.13 (1.03–1.24) | |
| No of household members <18 yrs | 1.03 (0.99–1.07) | 1.07 (1.03–1.12) | 0.96 (0.92–1.00) | 1.05 (1.01–1.09) | |
| Education | Low | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) |
| Middle | 0.74 (0.67–0.81) | 0.85 (0.77–0.93) | 0.78 (0.73–0.83) | 0.92 (0.86–0.98) | |
| High | 0.75 (0.66–0.84) | 0.82 (0.72–0.92) | 0.77 (0.70–0.85) | 0.90 (0.82–1.00) | |
| Attended child care | No | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) | ns# |
| Yes | 0.71 (0.65–0.78) | 0.91 (0.83–1.00) | 0.81 (0.75–0.87) | ||
| Region II in Germany | West | 1 (Ref) | ns# | 1 (Ref) | 1 (Ref) |
| East | 1.02 (0.93–1.11) | 1.15 (1.04–1.19) | 1.15 (1.08–1.23) | ||
| No of children grown up with | 1.07 (1.05–1.09) | ns# | 1.02 (1.01–1.03) | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | |
* Mutually adjusted for all other variables in the model,
# ns = Variables were not significantly associated with CMV seroprevalence in the final model and therefore excluded