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. 2020 Mar 12;13:125. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-3996-4

Table 3.

Univariate analysis of residence and mobility/travel risk factors affecting antigen and antibody positivity

Factor Level Ag Bm14 Ab Wb123 Ab Any Ab
% positive (n) OR (95% CI) % positive (n) OR (95% CI) % positive (n) OR (95% CI) % positive (n) OR (95% CI)
Years lived in AS < 9 2.91 (103) Ref 8.74 (103) Ref 12.62 (103) Ref 15.53 (103) Ref
9–14 2.25 (89) 0.77 (0.13–4.69) 19.10 (89) 2.47 (1.04–5.85)*** 17.98 (89) 1.52 (0.69–3.36) 25.84 (89) 1.89 (0.93–3.87)**
> 14 1.54 (456) 0.52 (0.13–2.04) 10.82 (453) 1.27 (0.60–2.67) 9.49 (453) 0.73 (0.37–1.41) 15.67 (453) 1.01 (0.56–1.82)
Ever been outside AS No 2.78 (72) 6.94 (72) 9.72 (72) 11.11 (72)
Yes 1.72 (577) 0.62 (0.13–2.87) 12.37 (574) 1.89 (0.74–4.85)* 11.50 (574) 1.21 (0.53–2.74) 17.94 (574) 1.75 (0.81–3.76)*
Travel to Samoaa No 1.86 (431) 12.12 (429) 11.66 (429) 17.72 (429)
Yes 1.83 (218) 0.99 (0.29–3.32) 11.06 (217) 0.90 (0.54–1.51) 10.60 (217) 0.90 (0.53–1.52) 16.13 (217) 0.89 (0.58–1.38)
Visitor from Samoaa No 1.83 (383) 12.34 (381) 11.55 (381) 17.59 (381)
Yes 1.90 (263) 1.04 (0.33–3.32) 11.07 (262) 0.88 (0.54–1.45) 11.07 (262) 0.95 (0.58–1.57) 16.79 (262) 0.95 (0.62–1.44)
Travel to endemic areaa No 1.90 (421) 12.41 (419) 11.69 (419) 17.90 (419)
Yes 1.76 (227) 0.93 (0.28–3.11) 10.62 (226) 0.84 (0.50–1.40) 10.18 (226) 0.86 (0.51–1.45) 15.49 (226) 0.84 (0.54–1.30)
Travel to non-endemic areaa No 2.05 (584) # 12.18 (583) 11.66 (583) 17.50 (583)
Yes 0.00 (64) na 8.06 (62) 0.63 (0.25–1.63) 6.45 (62) 0.52 (0.18–1.48) 12.90 (62) 0.70 (0.32–1.51)

*P < 0.2, **P < 0.1, ***P < 0.05, ****P < 0.01, # not significant (Fisher’s exact test)

aIn last 12 months

Abbreviations: Ag: antigen (ICT and/or Og4C3); AS, American Samoa; n, no. positive; N, no. tested; na, not available (zero cases); ref, reference category