Table 5.
Family economic status as a possible risk factor associated with Malassezia infection in human
| Economic Status | Positive No.(%) | Negative NO.(%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. furfur | M. pachydermatis | M. globosa | Total No. of positive cases | ||||
| Middle | 6 (12%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (6%) | 9 (18%) | 4 (8%) | ||
| Good | 10 (20%) | 4 (8%) | 4 (8%) | 18 (36%) | 18 (36%) | ||
| Very good | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | ||
| Total No.(%) | 16 (32%) | 4 (8%) | 7 (14%) | 27 (54%) | 23 (46%) | ||
| χ2 | 5.424 | ||||||
| P value | 0.491 | ||||||
| R | -0.086 | ||||||
| Risk Estimate | 95% Confidence Interval | ||||||
| Odds Ratio for economic status (middle/good) | Value | Lower | Upper | ||||
| 0.421 | 0.110 | 1.612 | |||||