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Table 1 Socio-demographic data of patients and controls

From: Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among a group of Egyptian patients with type I diabetes mellitus

 

Cases

Controls

χ 2

p value

OR

CI

No.

%

No.

%

Lower

Upper

Gender

 Male

19

31.7

25

41.7

1.29

0.26

0.65

0.31

1.37

 Female

41

68.3

35

58.3

     

Age groups

 < 30 years

14

23.3

16

26.7

0.18

0.67

0.83

0.37

1.92

 31–60

46

76.7

44

73.3

     

Residence

 Urban

38

63.3

55

91.7

13.8

< 0.001*

6.37

2.22

18.3

 Rural

22

36.7

5

8.3

     

Undercooked meat

 Yes

22

36.7

40

66.7

10.8

0.001*

0.29

0.14

0.61

 No

38

63.3

20

33.3

     

Unwashed vegetables

 Yes

3

5.0

2

3.3

0.21

0.648

1.53

0.25

9.48

 No

57

95.0

58

96.7

     

Contact with cats

 Yes

51

85.0

5

8.3

70.9

< 0.0001**

62.3

19.6

198.4

 No

9

15.0

55

91.7

     

Contact with soil

 Yes

54

90.0

1

1.7

94.3

< 0.0001**

531

61.9

4554

 No

6

10.0

59

98.3

     
  1. χ2 chi square, p value probability value, CI confidence index, OR odds ratio
  2. *p = 0.001 (statistical significant difference)
  3. **p < 0.0001 high statistical significant difference
  4. p > 0.05 non-significant difference