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. 2020 Apr;26(4):658–666. doi: 10.3201/eid2604.190443

Table 3. Analysis of variables potentially associated with arbovirus infection (dengue, Zika, and chikungunya virus), Spain, 2009–2018*.

Variable Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) p value aOR (95% CI)† p value
Type of patient
Immigrant Referent NA Referent NA
VFR immigrant 50.18 (32.80–76.78) <0.001 47.15 (30.78–72.22) <0.001
VFR traveler 28.89 (15.86–52.65) <0.001 33.53 (18.20–61.77) <0.001
Traveler
47.09 (30.96–71.62)
<0.001

45.18 (29.68–68.77)
<0.001
Age, y 1.01 (1.01–1.02) <0.001 1.01 (1.00–1.01) 0.003
Female sex
1.46 (1.27–1.69)
<0.001

1.40 (1.21–1.61)
<0.001
Immunosuppression, yes/no‡ 0.28 (0.16–0.49) <0.001 0.61 (0.34–1.10) 0.099
Pretravel advice, yes/no‡§ 0.68 (0.58–0.80) <0.001 0.65 (0.55–0.77) <0.001
Travel, d§ 1.00 (0.99–1.00) 0.807 0.99 (0.99–1.00) 0.900

*aOR, adjusted odds ratio; NA, not applicable; OR, odds ratio; VFR, visiting friends and relatives.
†For type of patient, age, female sex, and immunosuppression.
‡Ratios reflect risk for those who answered yes compared with those who answered no.
§For travelers and VFR only.