Research Article

Proximity of Residence to Bodies of Water and Risk for West Nile Virus Infection: A Case-Control Study in Houston, Texas

Table 3

Proximity of residence to particular water sources in cases versus controls, evaluated by odds ratio (OR), 95% confidence intervals (CI), and significance ( 𝑃 value).

Particular water sourceOR95% CI 𝑃 value

Bering Ditch0.66(0.14, 2.82)0.52
Berry Bayou1.00(0.26, 3.78)1.00
Brays Bayou0.73(0.43, 1.23)0.21
Buffalo Bayou1.59(0.93, 2.75)0.07
Cypress Creek2.54(1.10, 6.35)0.02
Cypress Creek and tributaries1.93(1.14, 3.33)0.01
Greens Bayou0.66(0.26, 1.59)0.31
Halls Bayou1.00(0.40, 2.47)1.00
Hunting Bayou1.89(0.69, 5.66)0.17
Little White Oak Bayou1.81(0.74, 4.72)0.15
Sims Bayou0.57(0.19, 1.61)0.25
White Oak Bayou2.25(1.15, 4.55)0.01