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Table 4 Significant Variables at P < 0.05, or Variables Approaching Significance only, following Univariate Analysis to assess the relationship between Herd Leptospirosis Status and 14 Variables in 128 Herds

From: Herd-level risk factors associated with Leptospira Hardjo seroprevalence in Beef/Suckler herds in the Republic of Ireland

Variable

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P value

Lower

Upper

Region (1,2,3,4,6) No 5

excluded

1.378

1.063

1.786

0.016

Breeding Herd Size (Quartiles)

2.039

1.252

3.322

0.004

Stock Bull

3.056

1.150

8.120

0.025

Grazing Acres (Quartiles)

1.607

1.013

2.548

0.044

% Wet Land Grazed (Quartiles)

0.588

0.368

0.940

0.026

Straw-Bed Sheds

4.304

0.897

20.658

0.068