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Table 1 Continuous explanatory variables on 41 post-weaning diarrhoea case farms and 28 control farms. IQR, Interquartile range.

From: Risk factors for post-weaning diarrhoea on piglet producing farms in Finland

 

PWD cases

Controls

P

 

Median

IQR

Median

IQR

 

Age at weaning

33.0

30.5; 36.0

34.5

30.0; 36.8

0.47

Environmental temperature for the weaners

21

20; 23

22

20;23

0.69

Temperature in the lying area for the weaners

24

22; 26

24

22;27

0.99

Number of sows

59.0

44.0; 74.5

52.5

36.8; 61.5

0.07

Piglets weaned/sow/year

18.9

17.4; 20.9

18.5

17.5; 20.5

0.98