Emergence of Lyme Disease on Treeless Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caroline Millins

, Walter Leo, Isabell MacInnes, Johanne Ferguson, Graham Charlesworth, Donald Nayar, Reece Davison, Jonathan Yardley, Elizabeth Kilbride, Selene Huntley, Lucy Gilbert, Mafalda Viana, Paul Johnson, and Roman Biek
Author affiliations: University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (C. Millins); University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK (C. Millins, W. Leo, D. Nayar, R. Davison, J. Yardley, L. Gilbert, M. Viana, P. Johnson, E. Kilbride, R. Biek); National Health Service Western Isles, Benbecula, Scotland, UK (I. MacInnes); Scottish Natural Heritage, South Uist, Scotland, UK (J. Ferguson); Southern Isles Veterinary Practice, Benbecula (G. Charlesworth); Heb Insights, North Uist, Scotland, UK (S. Huntley)
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Table 2
Best fit general linear model of factors affecting risk for tick bite exposure in residents of the Western Isles, Scotland, UK, 2018–2019
Variable |
Estimate |
SE |
p value* |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Intercept
|
–1.99
|
0.54
|
NA
|
NA
|
Island |
|
|
<0.01 |
|
South Uist |
Referent |
|
|
|
North Uist |
0.11 |
0.31 |
|
1.12 (0.61–2.07) |
Benbecula |
–0.85 |
0.48 |
|
0.43 (0.16–1.05) |
Barra |
0.01 |
0.42 |
|
1.01 (0.43–2.30) |
Harris/Lewis
|
–1.14
|
0.33
|
|
0.32 (0.16–0.61)
|
Age, y |
|
|
0.01 |
|
18–30 |
Referent |
|
|
|
30–60 |
0.76 |
0.48 |
|
2.14 (0.90–5.97) |
>60
|
1.36
|
0.51
|
|
3.88 (1.50–11.48)
|
Outdoor activity |
|
|
0.02 |
|
Less than most days |
Referent |
|
|
|
Most days |
0.66 |
0.29 |
|
1.94 (1.12–3.49) |
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