Table 2.
Frequency distribution of female sex, age ≥55 years, and presence of putative risk factors for the study outcomes between exposed (swine veterinarians) and unexposed (non‐swine veterinarians), N = 261, and proportion difference with 95%CI
| Other exposure factors | Total (N = 261) | Exposed (n = 47) | Unexposed (n = 214) | Proportion difference | 95%CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | % | ||
| Sex (females) | 141 | 54.0 | 15 | 31.9 | 126 | 58.9 | −27.0 | −41.8; −12.1 |
| Age (≥55 years) | 45 | 17.2 | 10 | 22.2 | 35 | 16.4 | 4.9 | −7.8; 17.6 |
| Small animal veterinarian activity | 199 | 78.0 | 26 | 55.3 | 174 | 83.2 | −27.9 | −43.0; −12.8 |
| Presence of chronic skin disease | 13 | 5.0 | 4 | 8.5 | 9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | −4.2; 12.7 |
| Presence of SSTI in previous 6 months | 20 | 7.7 | 3 | 6.4 | 17 | 8.0 | −1.6 | −9.5; 6.3 |
| Hospital stay >3 days, past 12 month | 8 | 3.1 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 3.3 | −1.1 | −5.9; 3.6 |
| Consumption of antibiotics, previous 7 days | 7 | 2.7 | 2 | 4.3 | 5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | −4.2; 8.0 |
| Vegetarian diet | 11 | 4.2 | 1 | 2.1 | 10 | 4.7 | −2.6 | −7.6; 2.4 |
| Companion animal | 232 | 88.9 | 41 | 87.2 | 191 | 89.2 | −2.0 | −12.4; 8.4 |
| Camping activity | 62 | 23.9 | 8 | 17.4 | 54 | 25.3 | −8.0 | −20.4; 4.4 |
| Farming activity | 40 | 15.4 | 12 | 25.5 | 28 | 13.2 | 12.3 | −0.9; 25.6 |
| Hunting activity | 34 | 13.2 | 14 | 29.8 | 20 | 9.5 | 20.3 | 6.6; 34.0 |
| Fresh water sport activity | 171 | 66.5 | 31 | 66.0 | 140 | 66.7 | −0.7% | −15.7; 14.3 |
| Healthcare worker in household members | 24 | 9.3 | 4 | 8.9 | 20 | 9.4 | −5.5 | −9.7; 8.7 |
| Travel history to HEV‐endemic countries | 191 | 72.1 | 37 | 78.7 | 154 | 72.0 | 6.8 | −6.4; 19.9 |
| Non‐use of glove during risky activities | 122 | 46.7 | 12 | 25.5 | 110 | 51.4 | −25.9 | −40.0; −11.7 |
| Meat inspection at slaughter house | 57 | 26.0 | 12 | 29.3 | 45 | 25.3 | 4.0 | −11.3; 19.3 |
| Alcohol consumption ‐ ≥4/week | 23 | 8.7 | 5 | 10.6 | 18 | 8.4 | 2.2 | −7.3; 11.8 |