Table 2 Occupation
From: Risk factors for human Leptospira seropositivity in South Germany
Comparison of exposure groups “yes” vs. “no” | Proportion of Leptospira IgG positive subjects | Corrected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exposed | Non-exposed | RR [95 % CI] | Exposed | Non-exposed | RR [95 % CI] | |
Gardener | 3.0 % (1/33) | 1.1 % (10/919) | 2.8 [0.3; 15.8] | 2.5 % (0.8/33) | 0.2 % (2.0/919) | 11.3 [0.0; 119.9] |
Forestry worker | 30.0 % (3/10) | 4.0 % (38/939) | 7.4 [2.4; 6.3] | 34.3 % (3.4/10) | 3.7 % (34.8/939) | 9.2 [2.6; 21.4] |
Hunter | 12.5 % (1/8) | 4.2 % (40/944) | 3.0 [0.2; 1.7] | 13.7 % (1.1/8) | 3.9 % (37.2/944) | 3.5 [0.2; 16.6] |
Farmer | 8.3 % (3/36) | 4.1 % (38/920) | 2.0 [0.6; 5.6] | 8.8 % (3.2/36) | 3.8 % (35.0/920) | 2.3 [0.6; 7.1] |
Seeing rodents at work | 7.7 % (3/39) | 4.1 % (39/956) | 1.9 [0.6; 5.2] | 8.0 % (3.1/39) | 3.7 % (35.8/956) | 2.1 [0.6; 6.8] |
Any outdoor occupation | 5.1 % (7/137) | 4.1 % (35/855) | 1.2 [0.6; 2.7] | 5.0 % (6.8/137) | 3.8 % (32.2/855) | 1.3 [0.5; 3.0] |
Other outdoor occupation not mentioned in this table | 2.7 % (2/74) | 4.5 % (39/874) | 0.6 [0.1; 2.1] | 2.1 % (1.6/74) | 4.2 % (36.7/874) | 0.5 [0.0; 2.3] |
Veterinarian | 0.0 % (0/1) | 4.3 % (41/947) | 0.0 [0.0; 22.5] | 0.0 % (0/1) | 4.0 % (38.3/947) | 0.0 [0.0; 24.2] |
Waste worker | 0.0 % (0/12) | 4.4 % (41/938) | 0.0 [0.0; 5.7] | 0.0 % (0/12) | 4.1 % (38.4/938) | 0.0 [0.0; 6.1] |
Shepherd | 0.0 % (0/3) | 4.3 % (41/944) | 0.0 [0.0; 14.5] | 0.0 % (0/3) | 4.1 % (38.3/944) | 0.0 [0.0; 15.5] |