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. 2020 Mar 5;25(9):1900466. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.9.1900466

Table 1. Attack rate and crude risk ratios for gastroenteritis among conference and hotel venue attendees and personnel, by meals, 8–10 November 2017, County of Halland, Sweden (n = 398 survey respondents).

Date Exposure Exposed Non-exposed RR 95% CI p value
Cases (n) Total (N) AR (%) Cases (n) Total (N) AR (%)
8 Nov Breakfast 11 63 18 72 335 22 0.81 0.46–1.44 0.470
Coffee break 17 70 24 66 328 20 1.21 0.76–1.92 0.436
Lunch 24 147 16 59 251 24 0.69 0.45–1.07 0.089
Afternoon coffee 22 110 20 61 288 21 0.94 0.61–1.46 0.795
Dinner 26 103 25 57 295 19 1.31 0.87–1.96 0.203
9 Nov Breakfast 32 127 25 51 271 19 1.34 0.91–1.97 0.144
Coffee break 65 244 27 18 154 12 2.28 1.41–3.69 0.000
Lunch 75 301 25 8 97 8 3.02 1.51–6.04 0.000
Afternoon coffee 54 192 28 29 206 14 2.00 1.33–3.00 0.001
Dinner 27 93 29 56 305 18 1.58 1.06–2.35 0.027
10 Nov Breakfast 27 80 34 56 318 18 1.92 1.30–2.83 0.001
Coffee break 24 68 35 59 330 18 1.97 1.33–2.93 0.001
Lunch 31 98 32 52 300 17 1.82 1.25–2.67 0.002
Afternoon coffee 8 25 36 74 373 20 1.81 1.04–3.18 0.054
Dinner 6 23 26 77 375 21 1.27 0.62–2.60 0.525

AR: attack rate; CI: confidence interval; RR: risk ratio.