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. 2018 Jul 13;9:314. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00314

Table 6.

Association between animal-related injuries pathogens' seropositivity and mental and physical health.

Bartonella IgG Toxoplasma IgG Health problems Back depression N-70 depression
dog biting All 0.002 −0.01 0.001 −0.068 −0.030
Women −0.046 −0.036 0.007 −0.061 0.12
Men 0.084 0.043 0.021 −0.068 −0.075
cat biting All −0.066 0.110 0.079 0.149* 0.068
Women −0.032 0.185* 0.053 0.186* 0.134
Men 0.033 −0.054 0.091 0.078 0.079
cat scratching All 0.006 0.127* 0.043 0.159* 0.058
Women −0.082 0.179* 0.088 0.116 0.035
Men 0.156 0.036 −0.086 0.246* −0.107

The positive Spearman R always means positive association between the presence of anamnestic titres of anti-Bartonella or anti-Toxoplasma antibodies or with health, Beck depression, or N-70 depression (neuroticism) scores. Significant associations are printed in bold; those significant after the correction for multiple tests are labeled with asterisks.