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Table 2 Univariate analysis of risk factors for acute gastroenteritis among employees of a company in Shenzhen City, Sep. 14 to Oct. 3 2009

From: An outbreak of norovirus gastroenteritis associated with a secondary water supply system in a factory in south China

 

Non-Response

Numbers of subjects responding

Attack rates

  

%(n)

%(n)

Exposed

Not exposed

Exposed

Risk ratio

95% CI#

 

Cases

Total

Cases

Total

Cases

Total

Yes

No

  

Drink

          

  DDWD*

0

0

41

162

13

153

25

8.5

3.0

1.7 ~ 5.3

  Bottled water

0

0

1

6

53

309

17

1.7

0.97

0.16 ~ 5.9

Repast time in company

  Breakfast

0.0(1)

0.0(10)

48

274

6

41

18

15

1.2

0.55 ~ 2.6

  Lunch

0

0.0(2)

53

311

1

4

17

25

0.68

0.12 ~ 3.8

  Supper

0

0.0(5)

52

306

2

9

17

22

0.77

0.22 ~ 2.7

  Food taken late at night

0.3(17)

0.3(88)

47

278

7

37

17

19

0.89

0.44 ~ 1.8

Contact with patients

86(25)

49(104)

12

22

17

189

55

9.0

6.1

3.4 ~ 11

  Eating raw and cold food

0

0

13

47

38

236

28

16

1.7

1.0 ~ 3.0

  1. *: DDWD is drinking direct water disposal.
  2. #: 95%CI is 95% certificated interval.