Table 6 Host factor and density predictors for the investigated pathogens and co-infection (n = 409)

A. phagocytophilum

Intercept

1.774 (0.248)

 < 0.001*

5.9 (3.1–9.9)

Age category—yearling

−0.602 (0.348)

0.083

0.5 (0.3–1.1)

Age category—adult

−0.725 (0.300)

0.015*

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

Bartonella spp.

Intercept

2.234 (0.607)

 < 0.001*

9.3 (3.3–39.0)

Nutritional condition—moderate

−0.971 (0.621)

0.118

0.4 (0.1–1.1)

Nutritional condition—good

−1.336 (0.705)

0.058

0.3 (0.1–0.9)

Babesia spp.

Intercept

−0.270 (0.527)

0.608

0.8 (0.3–2.1)

Age category—yearling

−0.741 (0.361)

0.040*

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

Age category—adult

−0.862 (0.297)

0.004*

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

Health status—healthy

−0.830 (0.523)

0.113

0.4 (0.2–1.3)

Rickettsia spp.

Intercept

−2.178 (0.884)

0.014*

0.1 (0.0–0.5)

Age category—yearling

1.220 (0.737)

0.098

3.4 (0.8–16.9)

Age category—adult

−0.359 (0.830)

0.665

0.7 (0.1–3.9)

Health status—healthy

−1.796 (0.848)

0.034*

0.2 (0.0–1.2)

Co-infection

Intercept

1.171 (0.206)

 < 0.001*

3.2 (2.2–4.9)

Age category—yearling

−0.429 (0.302)

0.156

0.7 (0.4–1.2)

Age category—adult

−0.534 (0.257)

0.038*

0.6 (0.4–1.0^b)