Table 3.
A matched univariable and multivariable analysis of risk factors of Microbial Keratitis among 215 case-control pairs (matched for sex, village and adjusted for age).
| Univariate
Analysis |
Multivariable
Analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Crude OR | (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR | (95% CI) | p-value |
| Farming occupation (if yes) | 2.10 | (1.12–3.92) | .021 | 2.60 | (1.21–5.57) | .014 |
| HIV (being positive) | 18.3 | (2.41–139) | .005 | 83.5 | (2.01–3456) | .020 |
| Diabetes Mellitus (being positive) | 4.75 | (1.29–17.6) | .019 | 9.38 | (1.48–59.3) | .017 |
| Size of the household* | ||||||
| Small (1–4 people) | 1 | (reference) | <.0001 | |||
| Medium (5–10 people) | 5.09 | (2.89–8.94) | ||||
| Large (>11 people) | 1.88 | (0.69–5.12) | ||||
| Social economic status | ||||||
| Poor | 1 | (reference) | <.0001 | 1 | (reference) | <.0001 |
| Middle or upper Ɨ | 0.21 | (0.08–0.56) | 0.29 | (0.09–0.89) | ||
| Upper | 1.14 | (0.23–5.58) | 1.96 | (0.34–10.9) | ||
| Distance to the nearest Health Centre (increase/km) | 1.32 | (1.14–1.53) | <.0001 | 1.39 | (1.14–1.67) | .001 |
*Family size was highly correlated with wealth status (p = 0.02) and was not included in the model. All analysis was adjusted for age