Table 2.
Results of the univariate and multivariate logistic regression model, that assess the difference in tick associated risk of multiple variables
| Variables | Univariate Regression | Multivariate Regression | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95% CI | 95% CI | ||||||||
| Sig. | OR | LB | UB | Sig. | OR | LB | UB | ||
| Region | |||||||||
| Reference | Urban Areas | ||||||||
| Environs | <0.001 | 2.192 | 1.736 | 2.768 | <0.001 | 1.979 | 1.538 | 2.547 | |
| Rural Areas | <0.001 | 2.195 | 1.710 | 2.818 | <0.001 | 1.965 | 1.492 | 2.589 | |
| Age | |||||||||
| Reference | 18–34 years | ||||||||
| 35–44 years | 0.254 | 0.854 | 0.651 | 1.120 | – | – | – | – | |
| 45–54 years | 0.632 | 1.057 | 0.843 | 1.326 | – | – | – | – | |
| 55–64 years | 0.833 | 0.977 | 0.784 | 1.216 | – | – | – | – | |
| ≥65 years | 0.645 | 1.059 | 0.830 | 1.350 | – | – | – | – | |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Reference | Female | 0.907 | 0.991 | 0.857 | 1.147 | – | – | – | – |
| Male | |||||||||
| Profession | |||||||||
| Reference | Farmer | <0.001 | 1.371 | 1.173 | 1.604 | 0.037 | 1.219 | 1.012 | 1.468 |
| Forestry worker | 0.016 | 2.729 | 1.205 | 6.179 | 0.030 | 2.495 | 1.095 | 5.682 | |
| Horticulturist | 0.119 | 0.770 | 0.554 | 1.070 | 0.497 | 0.887 | 0.626 | 1.255 | |
| Other Outdoor worker | 0.940 | 1.019 | 0.628 | 1.652 | 0.737 | 0.919 | 0.559 | 1.510 | |
| Indoor worker | |||||||||
| Time spent outside | |||||||||
| Summer | |||||||||
| Reference | <1 h | ||||||||
| 1-3 h | <0.001 | 1.959 | 1.458 | 2.632 | <0.001 | 1.929 | 1.429 | 2.603 | |
| >3-6 h | <0.001 | 1.889 | 1.420 | 2.512 | 0.002 | 1.595 | 1.184 | 2.147 | |
| >6 h | <0.001 | 1.896 | 1.428 | 2.517 | 0.006 | 1.552 | 1.137 | 2.119 | |
| Winter | |||||||||
| <1 h | |||||||||
| 1-3 h | 0.343 | 1.108 | 0.896 | 1.370 | – | – | – | – | |
| >3-6 h | 0.155 | 1.187 | 0.938 | 1.502 | – | – | – | – | |
| >6 h | 0.253 | 1.166 | 0.896 | 1.519 | – | – | – | – | |
Sig Significance, OR Odds ratio, LB Lower bound, UB Upper bound, CI Confidence interval