Table 3 Number of subjective health complaints and total SHC score relative to tick bites and Borrelia antibodies
No. subjects1 | Median (IQR)2 | Mean (SEM)3 | Adjusted mean (SEM)3,4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of complaints | ||||
Tick-bites | ||||
≤1 | 624 | 3.0 (1.0-5.0) | 3.59 (0.14) | 3.62 (0.13) |
>1 | 570 | 3.0 (1.0-5.0) | 3.64 (0.13) | 3.60 (0.14) |
p difference | 0.785 | 0.903 | ||
IgG | ||||
- | 1135 | 3.0 (1.0-5.0) | 3.62 (0.10) | 3.63 (0.10) |
+ | 78 | 2.0 (1.0-4.0) | 3.29 (0.50) | 3.42 (0.51) |
p difference | 0.527 | 0.603 | ||
IgM | ||||
- | 1144 | 3.0 (1.0-5.0) | 3.58 (0.10) | 3.60 (0.10) |
+ | 69 | 3.0 (1.0-5.0) | 3.94 (0.51) | 3.87 (0.51) |
p difference | 0.480 | 0.600 | ||
Total SCH score 5 | ||||
Tick-bites | ||||
≤1 | 595 | 3.0 (1.0-6.0) | 4.71 (0.24) | 4.76 (0.25) |
>1 | 541 | 3.1 (1.0-6.0) | 4.58 (0.20) | 4.51 (0.20) |
p difference | 0.672 | 0.440 | ||
IgG | ||||
- | 1077 | 3.0 (1.0, 6.0) | 4.62 (0.14) | 4.60 (0.14) |
+ | 71 | 3.0 (1.0, 5.0) | 5.22 (1.31) | 5.36 (1.26) |
p difference | 0.644 | 0.550 | ||
IgM | ||||
- | 1086 | 3.0 (1.0-6.0) | 4.57 (0.14) | 4.57 (0.14) |
+ | 62 | 3.1 (2.0-7.0) | 6.06 (1.41) | 5.94 (1.35) |
p difference | 0.295 | 0.313 |