Assessment of risk factors for severe cholera among rural children <5-years-old in Matlab, Bangladesh, 2000–2008.

aAdjusted for sex, the number of household members, seasonality, and the other predictors in the model. The number of patients in the multivariate analysis was less than the number in the univariate analysis due to missing breast feeding data for 18 children.bLinear trend for increasing risk with age in the univariate and multivariate models (PcLinear trend for decreasing risk with increasing maternal education in the univariate and multivariate models (PdPer 10 meter increment.eToo few observations to develop a risk estimate for rural children.fSurface water includes ponds, rivers, and ditches.gSevere acute malnutrition defined as mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) hPer five kilometer increment.