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. 2018 Aug 16;33(39):e245. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2018.33.e245

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
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