Table 2.
Self-reported activities during which tick bites occurred for TBE cases and population controls recalling at least one lifetime tick bite (n = 434 cases, 647 controls) from Southern Germany. Multiple answers were possible. The significance level is p < 0.01 (multiple comparisons).
| Activity | Cases | Controls | p-Value For | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 434 | n = 647 | Difference | n = 1081 | ||||
| n | % | n | % | p | n | % | |
| Taking a walk | 139 | 32.0% | 198 | 30.6% | 0.62 | 337 | 31.2% |
| Gardening | 109 | 25.1% | 170 | 26.3% | 0.67 | 279 | 25.8% |
| Hiking | 86 | 19.8% | 133 | 20.6% | 0.77 | 219 | 20.3% |
| Forestry/logging | 67 | 15.4% | 85 | 13.1% | 0.25 | 152 | 14.1% |
| Mushroom picking | 18 | 4.1% | 41 | 6.3% | 0.12 | 59 | 5.5% |
| (Mountain-) biking | 27 | 6.2% | 20 | 3.1% | 0.01 | 47 | 4.3% |
| Spending time in forest | 20 | 4.6% | 14 | 2.2% | 0.02 | 34 | 3.1% |
| Running/Nordic Walking | 11 | 2.5% | 23 | 3.6% | 0.35 | 34 | 3.1% |
| Camping | 12 | 2.8% | 12 | 1.9% | 0.32 | 24 | 2.2% |
| Other outdoor sport | 8 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.9% | 0.99 | 20 | 1.9% |
| Other outdoor activity | 10 | 2.3% | 9 | 1.4% | 0.26 | 19 | 1.8% |
| Fishing/being near water | 2 | 0.5% | 15 | 2.3% | 0.02 | 17 | 1.6% |
| Hunting | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 0.48 | 12 | 1.1% |
| Berry picking | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.1% | 0.91 | 12 | 1.1% |
| Probably from pet | 3 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 0.04 | 10 | 0.9% |
| Other activity | 6 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 0.29 | 8 | 0.7% |