Research Article

Coxiella burnetii Seroprevalence and Risk Factors in Cattle Farmers and Farm Residents in Three Northeastern Provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

Table 4

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of participant-based characteristics associated with Coxiella burnetii positivity among cattle farmers and farm residents in three northeastern provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

VariableCategoryAdjusted odds ratio95% confidence interval value

Milking cattleYes1.881.21–2.940.005
NoReference

General healthcare of cattleYes2.401.46–3.93<0.001
NoReference

Birth assistanceYes2.071.31–3.270.002
NoReference

Contact raw milkYes2.471.50–4.06<0.001
NoReference

Contact cattle manureYes3.231.92–5.44<0.001
NoReference

Contact dead-born animalsYes3.452.16–5.50<0.001
NoReference

The variables included were those with a obtained in the bivariate analysis.
Adjusted by age and the rest of characteristics included in this table.