Table 2 Univariate and bivariate analysis for the association between seroprevalence of diseases and risk factors
Risk factor | Fascioliasis | Toxocariasis | Strongyloidiasis | Cysticercosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n/total n (%) | n/total n (%) | n/total n (%) | n/total n (%) |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 258/4,916 (5.2) | 14,533/30,698 (47.3) | 1,429/16,651 (8.6) | 330/5,889 (5.6) |
 Female | 332/5,168 (6.4) | 20,462/46,658 (43.9) | 1,745/26,269 (6.6) | 383/8,712 (4.4) |
 RR | 0.817 | 1.080 | 1.292 | 1.275 |
 (95 % CI) | (0.70–0.96) | (1.06–1.10) | (1.21–1.38) | (1.10–1.47) |
  P-value | 0.012 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.001 |
Age group (years) | ||||
 ≤ 60 | 539/9,442 (5.7) | 33,363/73,799 (45.2) | 2,874/40,253 (7.1) | 659/13,719 (4.8) |
 > 60 | 51/642 (7.9) | 1,632/3,557 (45.9) | 300/2,667 (11.2) | 54/882 (6.1) |
 RR | 0.719 | 0.985 | 0.635 | 0.785 |
 (95 % CI) | (0.55–0.95) | (0.95–1.02) | (0.57–0.71) | (0.60–1.03) |
  P-value | 0.020 | 0.431 | < 0.0001 | 0.078 |