Table 1 Odds ratios for individual management practices with moderate/high and high future AFB risk categories as an outcome. Only variables with > 65 observations and a p-value of < 0.3 are included, with the exception of Current/Recent Antibiotic Use. For each variable, the categories analyzed are described with the reference category displayed in brackets.
Management Variable | Categories (Reference in Brackets) | Observations (N) | Odds Ratio (OR)* | 95% Confidence Interval | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Occurrence of AFB Within Previous Five Years | Yes (no) | 93 | 11.5 | 3.3, 40.6 | < 0.001 |
Beekeeper Size Code | Large-scale (Small-scale) | 97 | 9.3 | 3.1, 27.3 | < 0.001 |
Inspection Personnel | Both Owner and Staff (Either Owner or Staff) | 96 | 8.6 | 3.3, 22.9 | < 0.001 |
Full-time/ Part-time Status | Full-time (Part-time) | 96 | 8.4 | 3.0, 23.4 | < 0.001 |
Highest Confidence Score with AFB Recognition between Owner and Staff | Very Confident (Somewhat or Not Confident) | 97 | 7.5 | 2.7, 20.8 | < 0.001 |
Confidence of Owner with AFB Recognition | Very Confident (Somewhat or Not Confident) | 97 | 6.2 | 2.3, 16.5 | < 0.001 |
Percentage of Hives Overwintered Indoors | Continuous—each increment equal to 10% | 94 | 1.2 | 1.1, 1.4 | 0.001 |
Movement of Colonies between Apiaries | Sometimes or Often (No) | 97 | 4.3 | 1.7, 11.1 | 0.002 |
Handling of Extracted Honey Supers | No Regard (Try to Retrun Supers to the Same Apiary or Colony) | 95 | 3.4 | 1.2, 9.3 | 0.02 |
Historical Purchase of Used Equipment | Yes (No) | 92 | 8.6 | 1.1, 68.2 | 0.04 |
Selling of Equipment to Other Beekeepers | Yes (No) | 96 | 2.6 | 0.99, 6.6 | 0.05 |
Mobility of Hives | Mobile (Stationary) | 97 | 0.45 | 0.16, 1.2 | 0.11 |
Current/Recent Antimicrobial Use | Current Use/Stopped Use After 2017 (Never used/Stopped Use in 2017 or Before) | 96 | 1.6 | 0.55, 5.02 | 0.36 |
