Research Article
Investigation of Strongyle Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Horses in and around Alage District, Ethiopia
Table 4
Multivariable analysis of potential risk factors associated to Strongylosis.
| Factor | Test result | Bivariate | Multinomial logistic regression | Negative | Positive | OR | CI lower-upper | value | OR | CI lower-upper | value |
| Age | | | | | | | | | Young | 141 | 119 | 4.66 | 2.22–9.76 | 0.000 | 0.112 | 0.044–0.284 | 0.000 | Adult | 191 | 112 | 1.17 | 0.62–2.24 | 0.627 | 0.536 | 0.288–0.957 | 0.049 | Old | 52 | 27 | Ref. | Ref. | | | | | Body condition | | | | | | | | | Poor | 80 | 8 | 9.63 | 3.77–24.63 | 0.000 | 0.209 | 0.100–0.437 | 0.000 | Medium | 258 | 91 | 1.93 | 1.03–3.60 | 0.039 | 0.830 | 0.439–1.57 | 0.568 | Good | 57 | 27 | Ref. | Ref. | | | | |
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OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; Ref.: reference.
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