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Table 4 Association between Campylobacter isolation and self-reported symptoms among diarrhea cases

From: Antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter and other diarrheal pathogens isolated from US military personnel deployed to Thailand in 2002–2004: a case–control study

Symptom

Campylobacter isolated n (%) N = 54

Campylobacter not isolated n (%) N = 101

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI)*

p-value

Abdominal cramps

41

(76)

73

(72)

1.21

(0.57, 2.59)

0.70

   

Fever

40

(74)

24

(24)

9.17

(4.28, 19.64)

<0.01

9.96

(4.50, 22.00)

<0.01

Nausea

36/53

(68)

53

(52)

1.92

(0.96, 3.85)

0.09

   

Vomiting

19

(35)

23

(23)

1.84

(0.89, 3.81)

0.13

   

Muscle aches

31

(57)

32

(32)

2.91

(1.47, 5.76)

<0.01

   

Headache

5

(9)

1

(1)

10.20

(1.16, 89.73)

0.02

15.41

(1.48,160.4)

0.02

  1. *Final model from multivariate logistic regression removing least significant variable stepwise until p < 0.1 for all retained variables