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Table 2 Univariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis of risk factors for acute gastroenteritis among students in Guangzhou, China

From: An outbreak of norovirus-related acute gastroenteritis associated with delivery food in Guangzhou, southern China

Variables

Cases (%)

Control (%)

single factor analysis

Multivariable logistic regression

(N = 157)

(N = 628)

OR

95%CI#

Adjusted OR

95%CI#

Had eaten delivery food 3 days ago

90(57.32)

209(33.28)

2.69**

1.88–3.85

1.96*

1.33–2.88

Dining place 1 day before

 Lunch

  Home

24(15.29)

65(10.35)

    

  School canteen

117(74.52)

546(86.94)

0.58*

0.35–0.97

  

  Delivery food

16(10.19)

17(2.71)

2.55*

1.11–5.83

  

 Midnight snack

  Home

29(18.47)

79(12.58)

    

  School canteen

107(68.15)

524(83.44)

0.65

0.38–1.10

  

  Delivery food

21(13.38)

25(3.98)

6.92**

3.49–13.73

6.96**

2.48–19.48

Dining place 2 days before

 Dinner

  Home

22(14.01)

74(11.78)

    

  School canteen

114(72.61)

523(83.28)

0.73

0.44–1.23

  

  Delivery food

21(13.38)

31(4.94)

2.28*

1.10–4.73

  

 Midnight snack

  Home

31(19.75)

93(14.81)

    

  School canteen

106(67.52)

505(80.41)

0.63*

0.40–1.00

  

  Delivery food

20(12.74)

30(4.78)

2

1.00–4.01

  

Exposure history

 To similar cases 72 h before

26(16.56)

25(3.98)

4.78

2.68–8.55

2.94**

1.53–5.62

 Have contact patient’s excrement

5(3.18)

4(0.64)

5.13*

1.36–19.23

  

 Short distance (≤1 m) contact or handling of excrement

10(6.37)

7(1.11)

6.02**

2.26–16.13

  

 Case in the same dormitory

46(29.30)

65(10.35)

3.59**

2.34–5.12

2.6**

1.61–4.21

Habit of washing hands

 No

1(0.64)

2(0.32)

    

 Occasionally

15(9.55)

36(5.73)

0.83

0.07–9.90

  

 Sometimes

43(27.39)

119(18.95)

0.72

0.06–8.17

  

 Every time

98(62.42)

471(75.00)

0.42

0.04–4.64

  

With hand sanitizer or soap

 No

11(7.01)

18(2.87)

    

 Occasionally

81(51.59)

306(48.73)

0.43*

0.20–0.95

  

 Sometimes

32(20.38)

81(12.90)

0.65

0.28–1.52

  

 Every time

33(21.02)

223(35.51)

0.24

0.11–0.558

0.33*

0.13–0.83

  1. *: p < 0.05;**: p < 0.01
  2. #: 95%CI is 95% certificated interval