Table 2 Prevalence rates, mean eggs per gram (EPG) EPG value, mean intensity (MI) of EPG and odds ratio (OR) reported for different seasons, sex, areas and housing conditions
| Â | Seasons | Sex | Areas | Housing condition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Winter | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Male | Female | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Box | Outdoor | Indoor/outdoor |
Examined | 1937 | 2083 | 1230 | 1646 | 2771 | 2366 | 4118 | 1878 | 898 | 2383 | 949 | 2364 |
Prevalence % | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 4.4 |
Mean EPG Mean | 45.2 | 30.0 | 28.0 | 55.3 | 29.4 | 29.3 | 40.9 | 32.1 | 52.1 | 22.1 | 55.6 | 39.2 |
MI EPG | 700.5 | 440.3 | 549.3 | 867.5 | 536.3 | 510.2 | 610.6 | 184.6 | 214.6 | 506.4 | 156.8 | 115.5 |
Odds ratio (95% CI) (OR) | 1.00 (0.83–1.2) | 1.06 (0.89–1.26) | 0.78 (0.60–1.01) | 0.99 (0.81–1.21) |  |  | 1.00 (0.88–1.13) | 0.77 (0.62–0.95) | 0.53 (0.37–0.75) | 1.00 (0.82–1.22) | 1.94 (1.52–2.47) | 1.01 (0.83–1.23) |
P-value | P = 0.509 |  |  | P = 0.0008 | P < 0.001 | |||||||