Table 1.
Group | Participants (No.) | Mean Age of Participants (Years (CI)/Minimum–Maximum) | Sex (Male/Female/Other) |
Having Children under 18 Years | Having Dogs | Tick Bite during the Lifetime | TBDs | TBDs—Family Members |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PTEPs | 199 | 42.9 (30.3–55.5)/20–74 | 101/97/1 | 72 | 97 | 146 | 8 | 14 |
HCWs | 147 | 43.2 (30.6–55.7)/19–75 | 59/88/0 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 6 | 12 |
GP | 296 | 39.7 (28.4–50.9)/18–76 | 80/215/1 | 129 | 108 | 165 | 3 | 24 |
Total | 642 | 41.9/18–76 | 240/400/2 | 267 | 284 | 393 | 17 | 50 |
TBD—tick-borne diseases; PTEPs—professionally tick-exposed persons; HCWs—health care workers; GP—general population.