Prevalence and predictors of vector-borne pathogens in Dutch roe deer

Parasites & Vectors

Table 7 Host factor and density predictors for A. phagocytophilum C_t load < 30 (n = 359)

Dependent variable	Model structure^a	Estimate (± SE)	z	P	Odds ratio (95% CI)
A. phagocytophilum	Intercept	−0.349 (0.201)	−1.738	0.082	0.7 (0.5–1.0)
	Age category—yearling	−0.535 (0.323)	−1.657	0.097	0.6 (0.3–1.1)
	Age category—adult	−0.574 (0.268)	−2.142	0.032*	0.6 (0.3–1.0^b)
	Sex—male	0.549 (0.249)	2.206	0.027*	1.7 (1.1–2.8)

^a Predicted effect of age category (calf, yearling, adult) and sex (female, male) for A. phagocytophilum C_t load, subset data (n = 359). Model reference categories: age category: calf; sex: female
^b The upper limit of this 95% CI is 0.95, i.e., 95% CI excludes 1
*Statistically significant

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