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Table 7 Adjusted significant predictors for canine tick-borne diseases

From: Predominant risk factors for tick-borne co-infections in hunting dogs from the USA

Variable

Adjusted RR

95% CI

P-value

Borrelia burgdorferi

 Region (West referent)

2.2633

1.1274–4.5438

0.0216*

 Age (> 6 years-old referent)

1.2514

0.7405–2.2237

0.4444

 Anaplasma spp. co-exposure

1.4489

0.9891–2.1225

0.0569

Anaplasma spp.

 Region (West referent)

1.4329

0.8058–2.5480

0.2207

 Age (> 6 years-old referent)

1.1774

0.6943–1.9964

0.5445

 Sex (Male referent)

0.7137

0.4588–1.1177

0.1405

 B. burgdorferi co-exposure

1.3332

0.9199–1.9321

0.1288

 Babesia spp. co-exposure

1.3631

1.0412–1.7846

0.0242*

Babesia spp.

 Age (> 6 years-old referent)

1.0923

0.7181–1.6614

0.6801

 Anaplasma spp. co-exposure

1.6213

1.2043–2.1826

0.0014*

Ehrlichia spp.

 Region (West referent)

0.0512

0.0118–0.2226

< 0.0001*

 Age (> 6 years-old vs referent)

1.4969

0.6581–3.4044

0.3360

  1. *Variables statistically significantly associated with tick-borne pathogen seropositivity at P < 0.05