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Table 5. The odds ratio for infection with B. bigemina, at 95% confidence intervals (CI).
|
| Risk factor |
Level |
Odds ratio |
95% CI |
P value |
| AEZ |
Grazing system |
|
|
|
| Lowland |
Fenced |
0.57 |
.19–1.6 |
0.05 |
| Lowland |
Free range |
2.89 |
1.36–6.23** |
|
| Lowland |
Tethered |
1.01 |
.29–3.42 |
|
| Lowland |
Zero grazing |
2.31 |
.71–8.17 |
|
| Midland and upland |
Fenced |
1.32 |
.53–3.32 |
|
| Midland and upland |
Free range |
2.41 |
.71–9.21 |
|
| Midland |
Tethered |
1.13 |
.42–3.06 |
|
| Midland |
Zero grazing |
0.54 |
.23–1.25 |
|
| Upland |
Tethered |
2.41 |
1.06–5.53** |
|
| Upland |
Zero grazing |
1 |
– |
|
| Age group (months) |
|
|
|
|
| 0–3 |
|
0.46 |
.25–.82* |
0.05 |
| 4–12 |
|
0.33 |
.21–.54* |
|
| 13–18 |
|
0.3 |
.33–2.15 |
|
| >18 |
|
1 |
– |
|
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* Low risk of infection
** High risk of infection
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