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Table 3 Risk factors associated with T. gondii infection

From: Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in drivers involved in road traffic accidents in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

 

No. of subjects tested

Prevalence of T. gondii infection

p value

Crude OR

95% CI

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p value

No.%

Cats at home

        

Yes

116

46 39.7

0.209

1.35

0.840 – 2.172

1.372

0.473 – 3.981

0.560

No

205

67 32.7

      

Raw meat consumption

      

Yes

49

18 36.7

0.772

1.09

0.581 – 2.060

1.790

0.689 – 4.680

0.230

No

266

92 34.5

      

Undercooked meat consumption

      

Yes

106

34 32.1

0.477

0.83

0.503 – 1.371

0.680

0.355 – 1.304

0.244

No

202

73 36.1

      

Raw fruits and vegetables consumption

      

Yes

272

95 34.9

0.948

0.97

0.513 – 1.860

0.569

0.220 – 1.460

0.243

No

48

17 35.2

      

Blood transfusion

       

Yes

20

11 55

0.054

2.3

0.964 – 5.956

2.503

0.825 – 7.591

0.105

No

302

102 33.8

      
  1. CI = Confidence interval, OR = Odds ratio.