Table 2.
Sociodemographic factors and seroprevalences of IgG+ and IgM+ antibodies to Leptospira infections among urban poor communities in Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur
| Factors | IgG+ | IgM+ | IgG+ IgM+ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI) | P-value | % (95% CI) | P-value | % (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Gender | Male (n = 206) | 9.7 [6.0–14.6] | 0.274 | 2.9 [1.1–6.2] | 0.093 | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.161 |
| Female (n = 326) | 7.1 [4.5–10.4] | 6.1 [3.8–9.3] | 0.6 [0.1–2.2] | ||||
| Age (years) | < 12 (n = 13) | 0.0 [0.0–24.7] | 0.737 | 15.4 [1.9–45.4] | < 0.01* | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.317 |
| 13–17 (n = 15) | 13.3 [1.7–40.5] | 40.0 [16.3–67.7] | 6.7 [0.2–31.9] | ||||
| 18–24 (n = 23) | 4.3 [0.1–21.9] | 13.0 [2.8–33.6] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | ||||
| 25–34 (n = 51) | 7.8 [2.2–18.9] | 0.0 [0.0–7.0] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | ||||
| 35–44 (n = 107) | 6.5 [2.7–13.0] | 7.5 [3.3–14.2] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | ||||
| 45–54 (n = 144) | 10.4 [5.9–16.6] | 2.1 [0.4–6.0] | 0.7 [0.0–3.8] | ||||
| > 55 (n = 179) | 7.8 [4.3–12.8] | 2.2 [0.6–5.6] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | ||||
| Religion | Islam (n = 480) | 8.1 [5.8–10.9] | 0.836 | 4.8 [3.1–7.1] | 0.912 | 0.2 [0.0–1.2] | 0.639 |
| Buddhist (n = 5) | 20.0 [0.5–71.6] | 0.0 [0.0–52.2] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | ||||
| Hindu (n = 42) | 7.1 [1.5–19.5] | 7.1 [1.5–19.5] | 2.4 [0.1–12.6] | ||||
| Christian (n = 3) | 0.0 [0.0–70.8] | 0.0 [0.0–70.8] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | ||||
| Others (n = 2) | 0.0 [0.0–84.2] | 0.0 [0.0–84.2] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | ||||
| Occupation | Employed (n = 187) | 7.5 [4.2–12.2] | 0.710 | 3.7 [1.5–7.6] | 0.368 | 0.5 [0.0–2.9] | 0.667 |
| Not employed (n = 345) | 8.4 [5.7–11.8] | 5.5 [3.3–8.5] | 0.3 [0.0–1.6] | ||||
* Significant at P = 0.05.