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Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis of DEC mono-infection and co-infection associated with diarrhoeal disease among children from 24 to 60 months of age using binary logistic regression model

From: Novel multiplex real-time PCR assays reveal a high prevalence of diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli pathotypes in healthy and diarrhoeal children in the south of Vietnam

Variable

Univariate Model

Multivariate Model

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P-valuec

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P-valued

Types of infection a

 Mono-infection with ETEC

0.39

0.15–1.05

0.062

0.32

0.11–0.94

0.037

 Co-infection with ETEC

2.27

1.21–4.27

0.011

   

 Co-infection without ETEC

1.74

1.00–3.02

0.051

   

 Mono-infection with EAEC

0.51

0.28–0.93

0.028

0.45

0.24–0.86

0.015

 Co-infection with EAEC

1.75

1.06–2.89

0.030

   

 Co-infection without EAEC

2.55

1.19–5.46

0.016

   

 Mono-infection with EIEC

52.13

12.57–216.21

< 0.001

49.66

11.90–207.24

< 0.001

 Co-infection with EIEC

31.46

7.47–132.47

< 0.001

35.60

8.28–153.12

< 0.001

 Co-infection without EIEC

0.66

0.37–1.20

0.173

0.63

0.34–1.18

0.149

 Mono-infection with EPEC

0.55

0.32–0.95

0.031

0.59

0.34–1.02

0.057

 Co-infection with EPEC

1.22

0.66–2.25

0.525

   

 Co-infection without EPEC

2.97

1.65–5.34

< 0.001

   

 Mono-infection with EHEC

0.90

0.33–2.44

0.834

0.96

0.35–2.64

0.937

 Co-infection with EHEC

1.14

0.44–3.01

0.785

   

 Co-infection without EHEC

2.19

1.36–3.52

0.001

   

 Mono-infection with STEC

–

     

 Co-infection with STEC

–

     

 Co-infection without STEC

2.17

1.39–3.40

0.001

   

Gender

 Female

0.81

0.61–1.07

0.142

0.65

0.47–0.91

0.013

Growth b

 Obese

0.57

0.35–0.92

0.022

0.51

0.29–0.89

0.019

 Overweight

0.88

0.57–1.36

0.560

1.00

0.62–1.62

0.998

 Risk of overweight

0.68

0.46–1.01

0.053

0.83

0.54–1.27

0.390

 Wasted

19.13

2.48–147.54

0.005

19.58

2.43–157.92

0.005

  1. a Odds Ratio with the reference was non-infection status
  2. b Odds Ratio with the reference was normal growth status
  3. c P-value considered significant when p < 0.01
  4. d P-value considered significant when p < 0.05
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