Table 2 Summary results for logistic regression analysis for the association between risk factors and helminth infections (n = 574)

Univariate logistic regression

Gender

  Male

1.67 (0.98–2.83)

0.057

1.45 (0.89–2.37)

0.128

1.52 (1.07–2.15)

0.020

0.68 (0.39–1.19)

0.178

  Female

referent

1.00

1.00

1.00

Age group (in year)

  <6

0.05 (0.01–0.36)

0.003

0.18 (0.05–0.67)

0.010

1.16 (0.53–2.54)

0.709

4.86 (1.05–22.56)

0.043

  06 - 15

0.12 (0.01–0.89)

0.038

0.49 (0.14–1.76)

0.281

0.99 (0.49–2.01)

0.967

1.90 (0.41–8.78)

0.409

  16 - 29

0.14 (0.02–1.08)

0.060

0.48 (0.13–1.71)

0.256

0.78 (0.38–1.63)

0.518

2.18 (0.47–10.14)

0.322

  30 - 39

0.18 (0.02–1.51)

0.115

0.91 (0.22–3.71)

0.896

0.77 (0.36–1.68)

0.518

1.69 (0.33–8.49)

0.525

  40 - 49

1.00

0.47 (0.12–1.88)

0.286

1.14 (0.50–2.59)

0.753

1.92 (0.36–10.47)

0.444

  50 - 59

0.36 (0.03–4.10)

0.410

1.00

1.00

1.00

  60+

1.00

2.17 (0.21–21.9)

0.510

0.57 (0.19–1.63)

0.293

2.28 (0.36–14.54)

0.384

Ethnicity

  Laoloum

2.28 (1.33–3.91)

0.003

0.57 (0.35–0.94)

0.029

0.24 (0.17–0.35)

<0.001

0.28 (0.15–0.53)

<0.001

  Laotheung

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Availability of latrine at home

  No

1.21 (0.63–2.32)

0.561

1.54 (0.86–2.75)

0.141

1.05 (0.66–1.67)

0.828

0.85 (0.42–1.70)

0.645

  Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Multivariate logistic regression

Gender

  Male

1.90 (1.09–3.31)

0.023

1.43 (0.87–2.37)

0.159

1.43 (0.99–2.07)

0.06

0.59 (0.33–1.05)

0.074

  Female

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Age group (in year)

  <6

0.12 (0.02–0.54)

0.006

0.08 (0.01–0.61)

0.015

n.a.

5.31 (1.12–25.18)

0.035

  06 - 15

0.29 (0.06–1.31)

0.108

0.22 (0.03–1.69)

0.146

2.12 (0.45–9.97)

0.339

  16 - 29

0.35 (0.08–1.64)

0.185

0.20 (0.03–1.62)

0.133

2.43 (0.51–11.54)

0.263

  30 – 39

0.50 (0.10–2.49)

0.400

0.41 (0.05–3.51)

0.417

1.76 (0.34–9.02)

0.496

  40 - 49

2.39 (0.21–27.58)

0.483

0.22 (0.03–1.87)

0.166

2.48 (0.45–13.77)

0.299

  50 - 59

1.00

0.44 (0.04–4.46)

0.485

1.00

  60+

1.00

2.75 (0.42–18.04)

0.292

Ethnicity

  Laoloum

2.29 (1.31–4.01)

0.003

0.59 (0.35–0.99)

0.049

0.25 (0.17–0.36)

<0.001

0.27 (0.14–0.50)

<0.001

  Laotheung

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

Availability of latrine at home

  No

n.a.

1.37 (0.74–2.54)

0.318

n.a.

n.a.

  Yes

1.00