Table 3 Results of binary logistic regression between study variables and ocular toxoplasmosis (n = 721 subjects).

From: Frequency and visual outcomes of ocular toxoplasmosis in an adult Brazilian population

Variable

OR

CI

p value

Grouped social stratum

A2 + B1 + B2

Ref

  

C1 + C2 + D + E

2.89

1.20–6.97

0.018*

Sex

Male

Ref

  

Female

1.37

0.70–2.70

0.36

Age (years)

18–24

Ref

  

25–34

1.60

0.19–13.42

0.68

35–44

1.04

0.12–8.92

0.97

45–54

0.06

0.07–5.34

0.66

55–64

0.84

0.10–7.12

0.87

 > 64

0.67

0.08–5.75

0.71

Educational level (years of study)

 < 4

3.76

0.48–29.70

0.21

5–7

5.36

0.70–41.22

0.10

8–10

3.71

0.40–34.10

0.25

11–15

4.06

0.51–32.38

0.19

 > 15

Ref

  

Consumption of undercooked meat

Yes

1.38

0.56–3.40

0.48

No

Ref

  

Consumption of raw vegetables

Yes

1.02

0.24–4.41

0.98

No

Ref

  

Felines at home

Yes

Ref

  

No

1.33

0.69–2.55

0.39

Contact with soil/garden

Yes

1.34

0.70–2.56

0.38

No

Ref

  
  1. Social categories classified according to the Brazilian Association of Research Companies (ABEP)21, being high (A1, A2, B1, B2) and low (C1, C2, D, and E) social stratum; (*) and bold, statistically relevant. Social stratum "E" composed of only two subjects, one with eye damage and the other without lesion.
  2. Ref.: group used as a reference; CI: Confidence interval; OR: odds ratio.