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. 2000 Sep;38(9):3226–3230. doi: 10.1128/jcm.38.9.3226-3230.2000

TABLE 6.

Analysis of risk factors for tinea unguium and tinea pedis

Analysis and variables Tinea unguium
Tinea pedis
P Relative risk 95% CI P Relative risk 95% CI
Univariate analysis
 Age 0.00271a 0.3
 Gender (men vs women) 0.00680 1.6 1.2338–2.0975 0.00400 1.6 1.2687–2.1130
 Occupation 0.08 0.02
 Physical activities 0.3 0.6
 Predisposing diseases 0.09 NAb
 Use of common facilities at work 0.6 0.07
Multivariate analysis
 Age 0.014 1.0342 1.0184–1.0501 0.07
 Gender (men vs women) 0.0383 2.5083 1.3121–4.7949 0.0235 2.6554 1.4149–4.9836
 Tinea pedis/tinea unguium 0.0001 28.7978 14.0820–58.8917 0.0001 26.5182 13.4489–52.2845
a

Italic numbers indicate statistical significance. 

b

NA, not applicable.