Table 3. Associations of farm-related factors with Coxiella burnetii seroreactivity among dairy cattle farmers in Korea.
Variables | Total | Seroreactivity, No. (%) | OR (95% CI) | P valuea | |
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Farm owners or their families | |||||
Yes | 1,180 | 128 (10.8) | 0.55 (0.22–1.35) | 0.191 | |
No | 33 | 6 (18.2) | Reference | ||
Separation between stalls and milking parlors | |||||
Yes | 1,037 | 118 (11.4) | Reference | ||
No | 158 | 16 (10.1) | 0.88 (0.51–1.52) | 0.642 | |
Purchase of dairy cattle (within 1 year) | |||||
Yes | 232 | 24 (10.3) | 0.90 (0.57–1.44) | 0.672 | |
No | 963 | 109 (11.3) | Reference | ||
Farm beef or Korean native cattle | |||||
Yes | 471 | 35 (7.4) | 0.52 (0.35–0.78) | 0.002 | |
No | 744 | 99 (13.3) | Reference | ||
Farm dogs | |||||
Yes | 574 | 70 (12.2) | 1.25 (0.87–1.79) | 0.220 | |
No | 641 | 64 (10.0) | Reference | ||
Consumption of raw milk | |||||
Yes | 52 | 7 (13.5) | 1.27 (0.56–2.88) | 0.562 | |
No | 1,167 | 127 (10.9) | Reference | ||
Feeding | |||||
Yes | 1,053 | 114 (10.8) | 0.94 (0.56–1.57) | 0.812 | |
No | 166 | 19 (11.4) | Reference | ||
Milking | |||||
Yes | 1,090 | 119 (10.9) | 0.94 (0.53–1.66) | 0.831 | |
No | 130 | 15 (11.5) | Reference | ||
Cleaning cattle excretion | |||||
Yes | 1,022 | 107 (10.5) | 0.74 (0.47–1.16) | 0.193 | |
No | 198 | 27 (13.6) | Reference | ||
Compost production | |||||
Yes | 796 | 90 (11.3) | 1.13 (0.77–1.65) | 0.543 | |
No | 423 | 43 (10.2) | Reference | ||
Calf delivery | |||||
Yes | 1,054 | 114 (10.8) | 0.89 (0.53–1.47) | 0.637 | |
No | 166 | 20 (12.0) | Reference | ||
Artificial insemination | |||||
Yes | 338 | 38 (11.2) | 1.04 (0.70–1.54) | 0.858 | |
No | 882 | 96 (10.9) | Reference |