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. 2013 Jan;19(1):177–179. doi: 10.3201/eid1901.120299

Table. Univariate and multivariate regression analysis of CCHFV seropositivity in human population, Bulgaria* .

Variable No. (%) IgG positive, n = 28 No. (%) IgG negative, n = 990 Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Age, y 1.00 (0.99–1.03) 0.494
Median 46 48
Range 20–83 2–89
Sex 0.456
M 16 (3.1) 495 (96.9) 1.33 (0.62–2.85)
F 12 (2.4) 495 (97.9) Ref
Tick bite <0.001 <0.001
Yes 15 (9.3) 147 (90.7) 6.62 (3.09–14.19) 5.40 (2.47–11.84)
No 13 (1.5) 843 (98.5) Ref
Animal contact 0.253
Yes 11 (3.7) 290 (96.3) 1.56 (0.72–3.38)
No 17 (2.4) 700 (97.6) Ref
Farming 0.001 0.012
Yes 13 (6.7) 182 (93.3) 3.85 (1.80–8.23) 2.76 (1.25–6.08)
No 15 (1.8) 808 (98.2) Ref

*CCHFV, Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever; OR, odds ratio; Ref, reference.