Increased Risk of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Patients with Colorectal Cancer in Eastern China: Seroprevalence, Risk Factors, and a Case–Control Study

Table 2

Multivariable analysis of patients with colorectal cancer and healthy controls and the association of characteristics with Toxoplasma gondii infection.

Characteristic^a	Adjusted odds ratio^b	95% CI^c
Residence area	2.83	1.15–7.01	0.024
Chemotherapy history	2.16	1.02–4.57	0.045
Contact with cats	0.65	0.33–1.29	0.21
Contact with swine	1.99	0.80–4.93	0.34

^abcMultivariable backward stepwise logistic regression analysis. Adjusted by age. Confidence interval.