Research Article

International Air Travel to Ohio, USA, and the Impact on Malaria, Influenza, and Hepatitis A

Table 2

Logistic regression of all confirmed cases of malaria, hepatitis A, and influenza. Hospitalizations in the cohort of the total population of Ohio from 2010 through 2014 (suspect and probable reports were excluded from the cases).

ModelExposureExp()95% CI for Exp()Model
Infectious diseaseLowerUpper square

Hepatitis A 
774 controls
162 cases
Female0.7980.561.140.121
Hispanic0.7000.291.71
Non-White0.5420.320.91
History of travel11.8776.1522.94
Metropolitan area (>300,000) 1.7611.212.57
Constant0.172

Influenza hospitalizations
3,171 controls
6,791 cases
Female1.0680.981.160.002
Hispanic0.7950.640.99
Non-White1.0790.971.19
History of travel4.5111.0519.39
Metropolitan area (>300,000)0.9040.830.99
Constant2.150

Malaria
9,783 controls
179 cases
Female0.4760.330.690.364
Hispanic0.4490.171.19
Non-White6.5544.2610.09
History of travel1494.4320.176975.48
Metropolitan area (>300,000)1.4590.932.29
Constant0.005

Note. Exposures were assessed retrospectively from case records and matched to controls by county of residence.