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Table 2 Univariate analysis of demographic and socioeconomic risk factors affecting antigen and antibody positivity

From: Demographic, socioeconomic and disease knowledge factors, but not population mobility, associated with lymphatic filariasis infection in adult workers in American Samoa in 2014

Factor

Level

Ag

Bm14 Ab

Wb123 Ab

Any Ab

% positive (n)

OR (95% CI)

% positive (n)

OR (95% CI)

% positive (n)

OR (95% CI)

% positive (n)

OR (95% CI)

Sampling site

Cannery

1.61 (498)

 

12.47 (497)

 

12.68 (497)

 

18.31 (497)

 

Clinic

2.33 (172)

1.46 (0.43–4.90)

10.06 (169)

0.78 (0.44–1.38)

7.10 (169)

0.53 (0.28–1.00)**

14.20 (169)

0.74 (0.45–1.20)

Age

(per year)

 

1.01 (0.96–1.06)

 

1.03(1.00–1.05)***

 

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

 

1.01 (1.00–1.03)*

Age group (years)

15–24

1.14 (88)

Ref

6.98 (86)

Ref

11.63 (86)

Ref

16.28 (86)

Ref

25–34

1.63 (123)

1.44 (0.13–16.11)

4.92 (122)

0.69 (0.21–2.22)

5.74 (122)

0.46 (0.17–1.27)*

8.20 (122)

0.46 (0.19–1.09)**

35–44

2.54 (197)

2.27 (0.26–19.68)

16.75 (197)

2.68 (1.08–6.67)***

13.71 (197)

1.21 (0.56–2.62)

22.34 (197)

1.48 (0.76–2.87)

45–54

1.94 (206)

1.72 (0.19–15.64)

12.68 (205)

1.94 (0.77–4.89)*

13.66 (205)

1.20 (0.56–2.60)

18.05 (205)

1.13 (0.58–2.22)

> 55

0 (56)

na

14.29 (56)

2.22 (0.73–6.79)*

5.36 (56)

0.43 (0.11–1.64)

17.86 (56)

1.11 (0.46–2.73)

Gender

Female

1.26 (398)

 

7.09 (395)

 

6.84 (395)

 

10.89 (395)

 

Male

2.83 (247)

2.30 (0.72–7.30)*

18.62 (247)

3.00 (1.82–4.95)****

17.81 (247)

2.95 (1.78–4.91)****

26.72 (247)

2.98 (1.95–4.56)****

Ethnicity

Non-Samoan

0 (16)

#

12.50 (16)

 

12.50 (16)

 

25.0 (16)

 

Samoan

1.90 (630)

na

11.80 (627)

0.94 (0.21–4.20)

11.32 (627)

0.89 (0.20–4.01)

17.07 (627)

0.62 (0.19–1.95)

SES quantile

Per decr. quantile

 

2.18 (0.90–5.01)**

 

1.28 (0.94–1.76)*

 

1.43 (1.03–1.99)***

 

1.44 (1.09–1.89)***

SES quantile (by group)

Low

2.59 (232)

##

14.29 (231)

1.63 (0.86–3.12)

13.85 (231)

2.21 (1.08–4.52)***

21.65 (231)

2.08 (1.17–3.68)***

Medium

2.38 (252)

na

11.20 (250)

1.24 (0.64–2.40)

11.60 (250)

1.80 (0.87–3.72)*

16.4 (250)

1.48 (0.82–2.65)*

High

0 (162)

 

9.26 (162)

Ref

6.79 (162)

Ref

11.73 (162)

Ref

Persons per house

Per person

 

0.93 (0.75–1.15)

 

1.03 (0.96–1.11)

 

0.97 (0.89–1.05)

 

1.04 (0.98–1.11)

Education

Snr 2ndary or higher

2.07 (580)

#

10.92 (577)

 

10.75 (577)

 

16.46 (577)

 

< Snr 2ndary

0 (64)

na

17.19 (64)

1.69 (0.84–3.41)*

12.50 (64)

1.19 (0.54–2.60)

20.31 (64)

1.29 (0.68–2.47)

Work location

Indoor

1.69 (534)

#

11.63 (533)

 

11.07 (533)

 

16.7 (533)

 

Outdoor or mixed

0 (38)

na

18.42 (38)

1.72 (0.72–4.06)

18.42 (38)

1.81 (0.76–4.30)*

26.32 (38)

1.78 (0.84–3.80)*

  1. # not significant (Fisher’s exact test), ## P < 0.04 by Fisher’s exact test comparing High vs Med+Low SES
  2. *P < 0.2, **P < 0.1, ***P < 0.05, ****P < 0.01
  3. Abbreviations: Ag: antigen (ICT and/or Og4C3); n, no .positive; N, no. tested; na, not available (zero cases); Snr 2ndary, senior secondary; per decr, per decreasing; Ref, reference category