Table 2.
Prevalence and odds of testing seropositive for Coxiella burnetii antibodies in the general population as compared to different risk groups using binomial mixed effects logistic regression analysis. The county was added to the model as a random factor.
| Variable | Total N/n | Prevalence % (95% CI 3) |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General population | 1000/39 | 3.9 (2.87–5.29) | 1.00 | |
| Veterinary professionals | 156/15 | 9.62 (5.91–15.26) | 2.68 (1.40–5.15) | 0.003 |
| Dairy farmers | 181/14 | 7.73 (4.66–12.56) | 1.92 (1.00–3.70) | 0.049 |
| Beef farmers | 41/1 | 2.44 (0.43–12.60) | 0.67 (0.09–5.02) | 0.695 |
| Small ruminant farmers | 44/1 | 2.27 (0.40–11.81) | 0.58 (0.08–4.30) | 0.592 |
| Hunters | 134/5 | 3.73 (1.60–8.44) | 0.97 (0.33–2.86) | 0.960 |
| Age (years) | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) | 0.411 | ||
| Gender (Ref. 4 = male) | 1.19 (0.70–2.03) | 0.523 |
3 95% confidence intervals (95% CI); 4 Reference (Ref.)