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Table 4 Odds ratios from ordinal logistic regression for IgG/IgM seropositivity

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

Outcome

Independent variables

Odds ratios (95% CI)

P-value

IgG-seropositive or borderline (ref: negative)

Age

1.03 (1.01–1.04)

< 0.001

Sex (ref: women)

1.58 (1.13–2.22)

0.007

Education high (ref: middle)

1.38 (0.98–1.95)

0.065

Education low (ref: middle)

0.42 (0.02–1.97)

0.393

IgM-seropositive or borderline (ref: negative)

Age

0.99 (0.40–2.44)

0.642

Sex (ref: women)

0.83 (0.83–0.83)

0.688

Education high (ref: middle)

1.06 (0.15–7.30)

0.907

Education low (ref: middle)

0.00 (0.00–0.00)

< 0.001

  1. The table displays the odds of being either IgG/IgM borderline or seropositive vs seronegative while adjusting for age, sex and educational level. Associations with a P-value below 0.05 are shown in bold
  2. Ref reference; CI confidence interval; IgG immunoglobulin G antibodies; IgM immunoglobulin M antibodies