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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of selected characteristics of patients and their association with T. gondii infection.

From: Toxoplasma gondii infection and liver disease: a case-control study in a Northern Mexican population

 

Raw numbers

   

Characteristic

Yes

No

Odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P value

Cats at home

7/41

3/34

1.99

0.45 - 8.81

0.36

Raising animals

8/48

2/27

2.53

0.48 - 13.37

0.27

Traveling abroad

6/34

4/41

2.24

0.54 - 9.23

0.26

Sheep meat consumption

9/43

1/32

8.69

1.02 - 73.71

0.04

Chicken meat consumptiona

9/74

1/1

0.04

0.001-1.27

0.01

Turkey meat consumption

9/51

1/24

5.97

0.68 - 51.93

0.10

Pigeon meat consumption

3/12

7/63

2.42

0.46 - 12.69

0.29

Rabbit meat consumption

7/31

3/44

4.61

1.06 - 19.98

0.04

Venison consumptiona

10/36

0/39

40.46

2.25-725.75

<0.01

Squirrel meat consumption

5/24

5/51

2.46

0.59 - 10.29

0.21

Quail meat consumptiona

2/2

8/73

38.50

1.70-871.99

<0.01

Skunk meat consumption

2/5

8/70

3.11

0.43 - 22.39

0.25

Armadillo meat consumption

1/2

9/73

7.11

0.08-566.52

0.05

Raw milk consumption

6/31

4/44

2.26

0.56 - 8.99

0.24

Ham consumption

7/63

3/12

0.46

0.09 - 2.21

0.33

Unwashed raw fruits

5/24

5/51

2.4

0.60 - 9.58

0.21

Untreated water

9/47

1/28

6.73

0.75 - 60.49

0.08

Soil contact

9/53

1/22

3.86

0.45 - 33.17

0.21

Soil floor at home

4/16

6/59

2.35

0.51 - 10.72

0.26

  1. aOdd ratios for these characteristics were calculated by adding 0.5 to each cell of the 2 × 2 table.
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