Volume 23, Number 7—July 2017
Research
Case−Control Study of Risk Factors for Meningococcal Disease in Chile
Table 6
Risk factor |
β |
SE |
p value |
OR (95% CI) |
Nonrespiratory chronic disease | 1.76 | 0.37 | <0.001 | 5.78 (2.78–12.04) |
Age <1 y | 1.44 | 0.42 | 0.001 | 4.23 (1.86–9.60) |
Hospitalization for asthma or acute lower RTI | 1.04 | 0.38 | 0.006 | 2.83 (1.35–5.95) |
Overcrowding | 0.84 | 0.40 | 0.034 | 2.32 (1.07–5.06) |
Constant | −4.38 | 1.04 | <0.001 | 0.01 |
*OR, odds ratio; RTI, respiratory tract infection; R2 = 20%.
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