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 | ||||
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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.