Volume 18, Number 4—April 2012
Dispatch
Subclinical Infections with Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Turkey
Hürrem Bodur
, Esragül Akinci, Sibel Ascioglu, Pinar Öngürü, and Yavuz Uyar
, Esragül Akinci, Sibel Ascioglu, Pinar Öngürü, and Yavuz Uyar
Table 2
Multivariable logistic regression of risk factors for infection with CCHFV, Turkey, January–April 2009*
| Characteristic | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| 18–29 | 1 |
| 30–39 | 0.965 (0.630–1.480) |
| 40–49 | 1.034 (0.669–1.599) |
| 50–59 | 1.297 (0.832–2.023) |
| 60–69 | 2.687 (1.723–4.191) |
| ≥70 | 4.176 (2.638–6.611) |
| Education | |
| None | 1 |
| Elementary school | 0.977 (0.736–1.297) |
| High school or university | 0.580 (0.357–0.942) |
| Occupation | |
| Unemployed and other† | 1 |
| Farming | 1.688 (1.301–2.190) |
| Animal husbandry | 1.299 (0.922–1.832) |
| History of tick bite | 2.292 (1.768–2.971) |
*CCHFV, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.
†Retired, civil servant, factory worker, or housewife.
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