Table 1 Overall function and physical fitness in relation to tick bites and Borrelia antibodies
Risk factor | Reduced overall function | Reduced physical fitness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio2 (95 % CI) | Adjusted odds ratio3 (95 % CI) | Odds ratio2 (95 % CI) | Adjusted odds ratio3 (95 % CI) | ||
Total tick bites ever experienced | |||||
n1 | 1167 | 1145 | 1179 | 1157 | |
None (%) | 34.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1 (%) | 18.1 | 1.9 (1.0 - 3.5) | 1.7 (0.9 - 3.2) | 1.2 (0.9 - 1.6) | 1.1 (0.8 - 1.5) |
2-5 (%) | 23.7 | 0.7 (0.4 - 1.5) | 0.7 (0.4 - 1.6) | 0.8 (0.6 - 1.0) | 0.7 (0.5 - 0.9) |
6-20 (%) | 15 | 1. 9 (1.0 - 3.5) | 1.8 (0.9 - 3.5) | 0.6 (0.5 - 0.9) | 0.5 (0.4 - 0.7) |
>20 (%) | 9.2 | 2.1 (1.0 - 4.4) | 2.0 (0.9 - 4.2) | 0.9 (0.6 - 1.3) | 0.7 (0.4 - 1.0) |
p trend | 0.086 | 0.117 | 0.012 | <0.001 | |
IgG | |||||
n1 | 1179 | 1157 | 1191 | 1169 | |
negative (%) | 93.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
positive (%) | 6.2 | 1.6 (0.8 - 3.5) | 1.7 (0.8 - 3.7) | 1.1 (0.7 - 1.7) | 1.1 (0.7 - 1.7) |
p difference | 0.216 | 0.204 | 0.725 | 0.688 | |
IgM | |||||
n1 | 1179 | 1157 | 1191 | 1169 | |
negative (%) | 94.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
positive (%) | 5.7 | 1.5 (0.7 - 3.5) | 1.5 (0.7 -3.4) | 1.1 (0.7 - 1.7) | 0.9 (0.6 - 1.5) |
p difference | 0.296 | 0.340 | 0.760 | 0.726 | |