Research Article
First Evidence for Two Independent and Different Leishmaniasis Transmission Foci in Sri Lanka: Recent Introduction or Long-Term Existence?
Table 3
Comparison of univariate and multivariate analysis of disease patterns.
| | Disease pattern | Crude odds ratio and CI | Adjusted OR and CI |
| Model 1 for ulcerated lesions (n=178) | Sex | | | Female | 0.713 (0.506- 1.0) | 0.538 (0.37-0.78) | Male | ref | ref | Age (in years) | | | Over 40 | 1.14 (0.73-1.77) | 1.13 (0.72-1.79) | 21-40 | 0.85 (0.56-1.29) | 1.02 (0.64-1.62) | Up to 20 years | ref | ref | Place of residence | | | South | 2.583 (1.79-3.72) | 3.024 (2.01-4.54) | North | ref | ref |
| Model 2 for multiple lesions (n=80) | Sex | | | Female | 0.41 (0.22-0.73) | 0.69 (0.36- 1.32) | Male | ref | ref | Age (in years) | | | Over 40 | 1.51 (0.63-3.61) | 1.47 (0.61-3.56)- | 21-40 | 3.77 (1.74-8.18) | 2.19 (0.91-4.87) | Up to 20 years | ref | ref | Place of residence | | | South | 0.22 (0.14-0.37) | 0.29 (0.17-0.49) | North | ref | ref |
| Model 3 for enlarged lesions (n=346) | Sex | | | Female | 1.104(0.78-1.554) | 1.07 (0.74-1.55) | Male | ref | ref | Age (in years) | | | Over 40 | 0.48 (0.30-0.75) | 0.47 (0.29-0.75) | 21-40 | 0.87 (0.56-1.34) | 0.72 (0.45-1.15) | Up to 20 years | ref | ref | Place of residence | | | South | 0.53 (0.37-0.76) | 0.53 (0.36-0.79) | North | ref | ref |
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