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Table 3 Results of the logistic regression analysis with infectious agents as dependent variables according to breast-feed, Rota-vaccine, and sanitary water

From: Prevalence, risk factors and seasonal variations of different Enteropathogens in Lebanese hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis

Independent variables

Unidentified group I

rotavirus group II

E. histolytica group III

adenovirus group IV

Mixed group V

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Breast-feed*

0.866

0.606-

1.013

0.608-

1.668

1.089-

0.592

0.295-

0.655

0.331-

p-value

0.431

1.238

0.959

1.688

0.019

2.555

0.139

1.185

0.223

1.294

Rotavirus vaccine*

1.224

0.875-

0.377

0.229-

1.114

0.765-

3.505

1.500-

0.558

0.283-

p-value

0.238

1.712

0.000

0.621

0.573

1.624

0.004

8.191

0.092

1.100

Sanitary water*

0.930

0.643-

1.500

0.830-

0.988

0.654-

0.574

0.286-

1.400

0.603-

p-value

0.700

1.346

0.180

2.710

0.955

1.92

0.119

1.153

0.433

3.249

  1. *Reference groups: Breast-feed (Yes), Rota-vaccine (Yes), and Sanitary water (Yes); significant p-values are made bold