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Table 4 Test for Trend using the Mean of the Two Water Samples

From: A prospective study of rural drinking water quality and acute gastrointestinal illness

Indicator

No

AGII

Odds Ratio (95% CI)*

Test For

 

AGII

  

Trend*

E. coli

    

0

522

46

1.00

 

0.1–1.5

27

2

0.85 (0.10–7.19)

 

1.6–700

18

3

2.69 (0.34–21.56)

P = 0.45

Total Coliform

    

0

366

32

1.00

 

0.1–2.5

103

16

2.00 (0.70–5.46)

 

2.6–7750

98

3

0.33 (0.07–1.52)

P = 0.47

  1. *Adjusted for age and number of years at current residence. AGII is acute gastrointestinal illness for specific defination, see methods