Table 3.

Bivariate analysis of selected characteristics with Toxoplasma gondii infection in psychiatric patients and controls in China

		Psychiatric patients (n = 445)				Controls (n = 445)				Total (n = 890)
		No.tested	T. gondii infection			No.tested	T. gondii infection			No.tested	T. gondii infection
Variable	Category		No.	%	P value		No.	%	P value		No.	%	P value
Sex	Male	207	32	15·46	0·337	207	27	13·04	0·683	414	59	14·25	0·650
	Female	238	45	18·91		238	28	11·76		476	73	15·34
Race	Han	382	68	17·80	0·494	382	45	11·78	0·360	764	113	14·79	0·933
	Korean	63	9	14·29		63	10	15·87		126	19	15·08
Residential area	Urban	315	56	17·78	0·681	297	32	10·77	0·150	612	88	14·38	0·573
	Suburban or rural	130	21	16·15		148	23	15·54		278	44	15·83
Cat at home	Yes	67	30	44·78	<0·001	76	28	36·84	<0·001	143	58	40·56	<0·001
	No	378	47	12·43		369	27	7·32		747	74	9·91
Dog at home	Yes	88	21	23·86	0·069	92	22	23·91	<0·001	180	43	23·89	<0·001
	No	357	56	15·69		353	33	9·35		710	89	12·54
Contact with cat and dog	Yes	309	60	19·42	0·076	307	38	12·38	0·986	616	98	15·91	0·175
	No	136	17	12·50		138	17	12·32		274	34	12·41
Consumption of raw vegetables and fruit	Yes	345	55	15·94	0·141	340	42	12·35	0·994	685	97	14·16	0·303
	No	100	22	22·00		105	13	12·38		205	35	17·07
Consumption of raw/undercooked meat	Yes	314	62	19/75	0·035	334	43	12·87	0·567	648	105	16·20	0·060
	No	131	15	11·45		111	12	10·81		242	27	11·16
Exposure to soil	Yes	279	56	20·07	0·045	261	36	13·79	0·274	540	92	17·04	0·022
	No	166	21	12·65		184	19	10·32		350	40	11·43
Source of drinking water	Tap	317	57	17·98	0·552	297	35	11·78	0·602	614	92	14·98	0·849
	Well + river	128	20	15·63		148	20	13·51		276	40	14·49