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. 2014 Mar 18;2:285. Originally published 2013 Dec 27. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.2-285.v2

Table 1. Human demographic data, number of submissions for testing, and positive raccoon cases from 2006–2010 for 159 Georgia counties.

Sub/density is the weighted variable used in the regression model. High enzootic is the number of counties in the upper quartile of positive cases (≥ 8).

Enzootic Enzootic
Variable Median Upper quartile Range high low OR 95% CI p value
density a 24.9 58 3.2–986.1 23 17 5.6 2.6–12.3 <0.001
Submissions 8 15 0–148 35 5 68.7 22–211 <0.001
Positive 4 8 0–50 --- --- --- --- ---
Sub/density b 0.238 0.432 0–1.66 19 21 3.1 1.5–6.6 0.003

apeople per km 2

bnumber of submitted raccoons for testing per person per km 2

OR: odds ration

CI: confidence interval