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Table 3 Factors associated with recent DENV infections (N = 31)

From: Seroprevalence of dengue among healthy adults in a rural community in Southern Malaysia: a pilot study

    

Univariate Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

Variable

All participants a

No positive/No tested

%

Crude OR

95% CI

P value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

P value

Age group

     

0.649

   

 18–24

33

4/33

12.1

1.0

Referent

    

 25–34

22

2/22

9.1

0.72

0.12–4.34

0.72

   

 35–44

42

6/42

14.3

1.21

0.31–4.69

0.785

   

 45–54

65

4/65

6.2

0.47

0.11–2.04

0.32

   

 55 and above

115

15/115

13

1.09

0.33–3.53

0.889

   

Gender

     

0.246

   

 Male

116

16/116

13.8

1.56

0.74–3.29

0.246

   

 Female

161

15/161

9.3

1.0

Referent

    

Ethnicity

     

0.019

  

0.467

 Malay

202

17/202

8.4

1.0

Referent

 

1.0

Referent

–

 Chinese

75

14/75

18.7

2.50

1.16–5.36

0.019

2.490

0.213–29.097

0.467

Marital status

     

0.892

   

 Divorced/separated

25

3/25

12

1.14

0.32–4.12

0.841

   

 Not married

46

6/46

13

1.25

0.48–3.29

0.645

   

 Married

206

22/206

10.7

1.0

Referent

    

Highest education

     

0.994

   

 Never attended/Primary

82

9/82

11

0.937

0.293–2.993

0.913

   

 Secondary

152

17/152

11.2

0.957

0.332–2.763

0.935

   

 College/university

43

5/43

11.6

1.0

Referent

    

Occupation

     

0.174

  

0.245

 Student/Homemaker

104

10/104

9.6

1.04

0.42–2.57

0.924

0.969

0.386–2.433

0.947

 Unemployed

54

10/54

18.5

2.23

0.89–5.63

0.089

2.064

0.785–5.425

0.142

 Employed

119

11/119

9.2

1.0

Referent

 

1.0

Referent

–

Housing

     

0.034

  

0.839

 Single story terrace

190

16/190

8.4

1.0

Referent

 

1.0

Referent

–

 Double story terrace

87

15/87

17.2

2.27

1.06–4.82

0.034

0.8

0.092–6.928

0.839

Study site

     

0.095

  

0.886

 Kampung Jawa (rural)

190

16/190

8.4

1.0

Referent

 

1.0

Referent

–

 Kampung Abdullah(urban)

60

11/60

18.3

2.44

1.06–5.60

0.035

0.897

0.205–3.926

0.886

 Taman Segar(semi-urban)

27

4/27

14.8

1.89

0.58–6.15

0.289

   

Comorbidity

     

0.126

  

0.933

 No

202

19/202

9.4

1.0

Referent

 

1.0

Referent

–

 Yes

75

12/75

16

1.83

0.84–3.99

0.126

0.942

0.233–3.806

0.933

No of medical illness

     

0.302

   

 0

202

19/202

9.4

1.0

Referent

    

 1

48

8/48

16.7

1.93

0.79–4.71

0.151

   

 > 1

27

4/27

14.8

1.67

0.52–5.35

0.384

   

Hypertension

     

0.126

  

0.432

 No

225

22/225

9.8

1.0

Referent

 

1.0

Referent

–

 Yes

52

9/52

17.3

1.93

0.83–4.48

0.126

1.816

0.410–8.045

0.432

Diabetes

     

0.832

   

 No

253

28/253

11.1

1.0

Referent

    

 Yes

24

3/24

12.5

1.15

0.32–4.09

0.832

   

High cholesterol

     

0.389

   

 No

260

28/260

10.8

1.0

Referent

    

 Yes

17

3/17

17.6

1.78

0.48–6.56

0.389

   

Asthma

     

0.793

   

 No

270

30/270

11.1

1.0

Referent

    

 Yes

7

1/7

14.3

1.33

0.15–11.45

0.793

   

Past history of dengue (personal)

     

0.000

   

 No

246

20/246

8.1

1.0

Referent

    

 Yes

31

11/31

35.5

6.21

2.61–14.78

0.000

   

Family history of dengue

     

0.017

  

0.082

 No

217

19/217

8.8

1.0

Referent

 

1.0

Referent

–

 Yes

60

12/60

20

2.60

1.18–5.73

0.017

2.186

0.906–5.274

0.082

Family members with dengue infections

     

0.977

   

 1

49

10/49

20.4

1.03

0.18–5.60

0.977

   

 > 1

10

2/10

20

1.0

Referent

    
  1. aTotal number of participants is the denominator for each variable category
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