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Table 3 Associations between age, sex, education and IgG-/IgM virotech units

From: Regional seropositivity for Borrelia burgdorferi and associated risk factors: findings from the Rhineland Study, Germany

Outcome

Independent variables

b (95% CI)

P-value

IgG in Virotech units

Age

0.02 (0.01 to 0.03)

0.005

Sex (ref: women)

0.38 (−0.03 to 0.78)

0.066

Education high (ref: middle)

0.40 (−0.01 to 0.81)

0.056

Education low (ref: middle)

−0.18 (−1.71 to 1.35)

0.820

IgM in Virotech units

Age

−0.02 (−0.02 to −0.01)

< 0.001

Sex (ref: women)

−0.35 (−0.52 to −0.18)

< 0.001

Education high (ref: middle)

−0.07 (−0.24 to 0.10)

0.436

Education low (ref: middle)

−0.29 (−0.92 to 0.34)

0.371

  1. The table displays the change in IgG and IgM Virotech units per 1 year increase in age and the differences between men and women and participants of different educational levels in IgG and IgM Virotech units. Associations with a P-value below 0.05 are shown in bold
  2. Ref reference; CI confidence interval; b = unstandardized regression coefficient; IgG immunoglobulin G antibodies; IgM immunoglobulin M antibodies