Skip to main content

Table 2 Variables associated with infection with T. cruzi across the insect vectors studied

From: Untangling the transmission dynamics of primary and secondary vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi in Colombia: parasite infection, feeding sources and discrete typing units

Characteristic

 

Infection with T. cruzi

 

Odds Ratio

95% CI

P-value

Species

  P. geniculatus

2.40

1.51–3.82

0.0001

  T. maculata

2.09

1.02–4.29

0.044

  R. pictipes

7.0

0.86–56–8

0.068

  R. prolixus

1.20

0.76–1.88

0.420

  R. pallescens

0.85

0.44–1.62

0.622

  T. dimidiata

0.33

0.03–3.20

0.341

Department

 Casanare

1.50

0.25–8.98

0.657

 Cesar

1.00

0.56–1.78

1.000

 Guajira

2.13

1.16–3.94

0.016

 Huila

1.00

0.06–15.99

1.000

 Meta

2.65

1.69–4.17

0.0001

 Norte de Santander

0.82

0.34–1.97

0.655

Feeding source

 Armadillo

1.00

0.06–15.99

1.000

 Caninea

1473120.79

7.00–>1.0e12

0.957

 Opossum

3.15

1.85–11.69

0.087

 Hen

0.60

6.26–1.40

0.235

 Human

1.55

1.07–2.24

0.022

 Bat

1.47

0.60–3.60

0.400

 Mouse

1.50

5.42–5.32

0.530

 Rodent

2.00

0.37–10.92

0.424

Ecotopes

 Sylvatic

1.38

0.72–2.62

0.332

 Domestic

1.24

0.82–1.86

0.303

 Peridomestic

2.52

5.61–3.93

0.0001

Stage

 Female

2.05

1.39–3.04

0.0001

 Male

1.39

0.87–2.20

0.165

 Nymph

1.18

0.67–2.09

0.564

  1. aThe result is due to the low sample size
  2. Significant values are indicated in bold