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Table 3 Univariate analysis of residence and mobility/travel 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)

Years lived in AS

< 9

2.91 (103)

Ref

8.74 (103)

Ref

12.62 (103)

Ref

15.53 (103)

Ref

9–14

2.25 (89)

0.77 (0.13–4.69)

19.10 (89)

2.47 (1.04–5.85)***

17.98 (89)

1.52 (0.69–3.36)

25.84 (89)

1.89 (0.93–3.87)**

> 14

1.54 (456)

0.52 (0.13–2.04)

10.82 (453)

1.27 (0.60–2.67)

9.49 (453)

0.73 (0.37–1.41)

15.67 (453)

1.01 (0.56–1.82)

Ever been outside AS

No

2.78 (72)

 

6.94 (72)

 

9.72 (72)

 

11.11 (72)

 

Yes

1.72 (577)

0.62 (0.13–2.87)

12.37 (574)

1.89 (0.74–4.85)*

11.50 (574)

1.21 (0.53–2.74)

17.94 (574)

1.75 (0.81–3.76)*

Travel to Samoaa

No

1.86 (431)

 

12.12 (429)

 

11.66 (429)

 

17.72 (429)

 

Yes

1.83 (218)

0.99 (0.29–3.32)

11.06 (217)

0.90 (0.54–1.51)

10.60 (217)

0.90 (0.53–1.52)

16.13 (217)

0.89 (0.58–1.38)

Visitor from Samoaa

No

1.83 (383)

 

12.34 (381)

 

11.55 (381)

 

17.59 (381)

 

Yes

1.90 (263)

1.04 (0.33–3.32)

11.07 (262)

0.88 (0.54–1.45)

11.07 (262)

0.95 (0.58–1.57)

16.79 (262)

0.95 (0.62–1.44)

Travel to endemic areaa

No

1.90 (421)

 

12.41 (419)

 

11.69 (419)

 

17.90 (419)

 

Yes

1.76 (227)

0.93 (0.28–3.11)

10.62 (226)

0.84 (0.50–1.40)

10.18 (226)

0.86 (0.51–1.45)

15.49 (226)

0.84 (0.54–1.30)

Travel to non-endemic areaa

No

2.05 (584)

#

12.18 (583)

 

11.66 (583)

 

17.50 (583)

 

Yes

0.00 (64)

na

8.06 (62)

0.63 (0.25–1.63)

6.45 (62)

0.52 (0.18–1.48)

12.90 (62)

0.70 (0.32–1.51)

  1. *P < 0.2, **P < 0.1, ***P < 0.05, ****P < 0.01, # not significant (Fisher’s exact test)
  2. aIn last 12 months
  3. Abbreviations: Ag: antigen (ICT and/or Og4C3); AS, American Samoa; n, no. positive; N, no. tested; na, not available (zero cases); ref, reference category