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Table 3 Explanatory variables significantly associated with the incidence of calf coccidiosis based on univariate and multivariate analysis of cox proportional hazards regression model

From: Epidemiological study on calf diarrhea and coccidiosis in dairy farms in Bahir Dar, North West Ethiopia

Variables Categories Univarate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
HRa 95% CI P value HRa 95% CI P value
Age < 6 months 13.044 4.627–36.770 .000 13.36 4.622–38.621 .000
6–12 months
Sex Male 6.593 2.580–16.848 .000 3.500 1.213–10.096 .020
Female
Breed Cross 3.591 1.101–11.644 .033
Local
Body Condition Good 0.092 0.022–0.385 .001
Poor
House hygiene Poor 16.157 2.222–117.483 .006
Good
House condition Separated 0.122 0.037–0.398 .000
Unseparated
Parity of dam Multiparous 0.371 0.202–0.684 .001
Primiparous
  1. aHazard ratio (which has similar meaning to relative risk)
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