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. 2019 Jan 31;14(1):e0211574. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211574

Table 4. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for anti-DENV IgG and anti-CHIKV IgG seropositivity among blood donors residing in Qatar but from different regions.

Characteristic Unadjusted Odds Ratio Adjusted Odds Ratioa
Anti-DENV IgG
UOR (95% CI)
P value Anti-CHIKV IgG
UOR (95% CI)
P value Anti-DENV IgG
AOR (95% CI)
P value Anti-CHIKV IgG
AOR (95% CI)
P value
Region
    Asia Ref Ref Ref Ref
    Middle East 0.05 (0.03–0.06) <0.001 0.09 (0.05–0.16) <0.001 0.05 (0.04–0.07) <0.001 0.14 (0.07–0.27) <0.001
    North Africa 0.14 (0.10–0.20) <0.001 0.37 (0.20–0.67) 0.001 0.14 (0.10–0.20) <0.001 0.50 (0.26–0.96) 0.038
    Qatar 0.01 (0.01–0.03) <0.001 0.23 (0.10–0.53) <0.001 0.01 (0.01–0.03) <0.001 0.38 (0.15–0.96) 0.041
Age group (years)
    ≤ 24 Ref Ref Ref Ref
    25–29 2.51 (1.44–4.36) 0.001 1.95 (0.64–5.97) 0.243 1.20 (1.05–3.79) 0.035 1.23 (0.39–3.89) 0.721
    30–34 2.98 (1.74–5.08) <0.001 1.95 (0.66–5.80) 0.229 2.38 (1.28–4.41) 0.006 1.21 (0.40–3.70) 0.740
    35–39 2.58 (1.50–4.43) 0.001 1.02 (0.31–3.29) 0.978 2.42 (1.30–4.51) 0.006 0.69 (0.21–2.29) 0.541
    40–44 2.30 (1.32–4.01) 0.003 1.84 (0.60–5.70) 0.288 2.40 (1.25–4.56) 0.008 1.42 (0.45–4.52) 0.551
    45–49 2.87 (1.60–5.16) <0.001 2.62 (0.83–8.28) 0.102 2.26 (1.13–4.50) 0.021 1.65 (0.51–5.42) 0.406
    ≥ 50 2.48 (1.37–4.50) 0.003 1.51 (0.43–5.25) 0.517 3.18 (1.61–6.28) 0.001 1.28 (0.36–4.59) 0.704
Anti-DENV IgG positive 4.68 (2.98–7.34) <0.001 1.94 (1.09–3.44) 0.024
Anti-CHIKV IgG positive 4.68 (2.98–7.34) <0.001 1.94 (1.09–3.44) 0.024

a Adjusted for nationality, age, and other arbovirus seropositivity (i.e. anti-DENV seropositivity status as predictor of anti-CHIKV seropositivity, and vice versa). For this analysis, n = 1,989 given missing age information for three individuals.