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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of selected characteristics of the participants and their association with T. gondii infection.

From: Toxoplasma gondii infection in workers occupationally exposed to unwashed raw fruits and vegetables: a case control seroprevalence study

 

Adjusted

95%

 
 

odds

Confidence

P

Characteristic a

ratio b

interval

value

Cats at home

1.62

0.78-3.39

0.19

Travel abroad

0.28

0.12-0.67

0.005

Boar meat consumption

1.41

0.46-4.26

0.53

Pigeon meat consumption

1.48

0.56-3.91

0.41

Venison consumption

0.86

0.36-2.07

0.75

Squirrel meat consumption

1.27

0.49-3.25

0.61

Raw meat consumption

5.77

1.15-28.79

0.03

Ham consumption

0.60

0.17-2.13

0.43

Salami consumption

0.64

0.29-1.43

0.28

Unwashed raw fruits

2.50

1.11-5.63

0.02

Soil floor at home

3.10

1.22-7.88

0.01

  1. aThe variables included were those with a p < 0.20 obtained in the bivariate analysis.
  2. bAdjusted by age and the rest of characteristics included in this Table.