# Infectious Diseases Associated with Exposure to Pollutants in a Local Population from Mexico
## 3 Results
### Probability Forecasting
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\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Predictor Variable**} & \multirow{2}{*}{\({}^{\mathbf{1}}\)**B**} & \multirow{2}{*}{\({}^{\mathbf{2}}\)**Odds Ratio [Exp B]**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**95\% CI**} & \multirow{2}{*}{\(p\)**-Value**} \\ \cline{3-3} \cline{5-6}  & & & & **Lower** & **Upper** \\ \hline Alcohol consumer & & & & 0.017 * \\ Once a week & \(-\)1.505 & 0.222 & 1.602 & 12.663 & 0.004 * \\
2 to 3 times a week & \(-\)0.709 & 0.492 & 0.091 & 45.432 & 0.655 \\ No alcohol & 0 & 1 & & & \\ \hline Diseases Chronic & & & & & \\ degenerative & & & & & \\ Presence & 0.997 & 2.709 & 1.152 & 6.368 & 0.022 * \\ Absence & 0 & 1 & & & \\ \hline Zone 1: Trebol, Tetela, Maravillas, San Antonio, and El Calvario (exposure to pesticides); Zone 2: San Jeronimo, El Capulin, Corralitos, La Nueva Concepción, Tres Horas, and San Gabriel (exposure to hydrocarbons and pesticides); Zone 3: Nuevo Guadalupe (exposure to hydrocarbons); Zone 4: Progreso de Juarez (exposure to pesticides)-2 Log-likelihood= 372.572. Hosmer and Lomeshow goodness-of-fit test (\(p\) = 0.085). 1: B: coefficient of predictor variable; 2 Odds Ratio [Exp B]; multivariate risk coefficient. *: significant values of \(p\) \(\leq\) 0.05. & \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 3: _Cont._  
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**Variables** & **Variables Characteristics** & **N** & **PFTP** & **Probability Forecasting** \\  & & **(TP = 425)** & **n** & **\%** \\ \hline Infections & Once a month & 156 & 167 & 72.5 & (0.678 \(\pm\) 0.122) \\ Sex & Women & 247 & 101 & 46.8 & (0.724 \(\pm\) 0.124) \\  & Men & 178 & 66 & 25.7 & (0.607 \(\pm\) 0.077) \\ \hline Age & 0-29 years & 255 & 89 & 34.5 & (0.604 \(\pm\) 0.071) \\  & 30-59 years & 127 & 58 & 28.3 & (0.760 \(\pm\) 0.116) \\  & \textgreater{}60 years & 43 & 20 & 9.8 & (0.766 \(\pm\) 0.106) \\ \hline  & Minors & 8 & 5 & 2.4 & (0.750 \(\pm\) 0.063) \\  & Student & 201 & 64 & 23.5 & (0.572 \(\pm\) 0.037) \\ Occupation & Farmer & 82 & 18 & 6.7 & (0.583 \(\pm\) 0.057) \\  & Housewife & 103 & 57 & 29.7 & (0.814 \(\pm\) 0.070) \\  & Businessman & 25 & 18 & 7.9 & (0.683 \(\pm\) 0.055) \\  & Retired & 6 & 5 & 2.3 & (0.723 \(\pm\) 0.054) \\ \hline  & More than 6 cigarettes/week & 2 & 1 & 0.4 & (0.574 \(\pm\) 0.000) \\ Smoker & 1–5 cigarettes/week & 41 & 1 & 0.4 & (0.568 \(\pm\) 0.000) \\  & No smoking & 382 & 165 & 71.8 & (0.679 \(\pm\) 0.122) \\ \hline  & 2 to 3 times a week & 2 & 1 & 0.4 & (0.574 \(\pm\) 0.000) \\ Alcohol consumer & Once a week & 41 & 1 & 0.4 & (0.568 \(\pm\) 0.000) \\  & No alcohol & 382 & 165 & 71.8 & (0.679 \(\pm\) 0.122) \\ \hline  & Diabetes mellitus type II & 65 & 40 & 20.2 & (0.786 \(\pm\) 0.096) \\ Diseases Chronic & Arterial hypertension & 17 & 2 & 1 & (0.818 \(\pm\) 0.009) \\ degenerative & Mon’s cancer & 3 & 2 & 1 & (0.809 \(\pm\) 0.021) \\ Leukemia & 1 & 0 & NA & \\  & None & 339 & 123 & 50.3 & (0.638 \(\pm\) 0.106) \\ \hline  & N = total population per predictor variable. TP = total population studied. PFTP: total population forecast probability. The number in parentheses indicates the mean of the probability forecast \(\pm\) the