Table 1 Stratification by age in cases and controls for IgM and IgG seropositivity to T. gondii and B. burgdorferi.
Age | Number of tested sample | IgM % (positive) [95% CL] | P value | IgG % (positive) [95% CL] | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toxoplasma gondii | |||||||
MS patients | 124 | 7.3 (9) | [3.7–12.8] | 0.039 | 12.9 (16) | [7.9–19.6] | 0.712 |
Blood donors | 150 | 1.3 (2) | [0.3–4.2] | 17.3 (26) | [11.9–24.0] | ||
MS patients | 0.181 | 0.579 | |||||
< 20 | 3 | 0 (0) | na | 0 (0) | na | ||
21–35 | 37 | 2.7 (1) | [0.3–11.9] | 10.8 (4) | [3.8–23.7] | ||
36–50 | 67 | 9.0 (6) | [3.8–17.5] | 14.9 (10) | [7.9–24.9] | ||
> 51 | 14 | 14.3 (2) | [3.1–38.5] | 14.3 (2) | [3.1–38.5] | ||
Blood donors | |||||||
< 20 | 7 | 14.3 (1) | [1.6–50.1] | 28.6 (2) | [6.5–64.8] | ||
21–35 | 86 | 1.2 (1) | [0.1–5.3] | 14.0 (12) | [7.9–22.4] | ||
36–50 | 42 | 0 (0) | na | 16.7 (7) | [7.8–30.0] | ||
> 51 | 14 | 0 (0) | na | 28.6 (4) | [10.5–54.5] | ||
Borrelia burgdorferi s.l | |||||||
MS patients | 124 | 6.5 (8) | [3.1–11.8] | 0.774 | 13.8 (17) | [8.6–20.7] | 0.008 |
Blood donors | 150 | 7.3 (11) | [4.0–12.3] | 4.7 (7) | [2.1–8.9] | ||
MS patients | 0.063 | 0.215 | |||||
< 20 | 3 | 0 (0) | na | 0 (0) | na | ||
21–35 | 37 | 5.4 (2) | [1.1–16.2] | 8.1 (3) | [2.3–20.1] | ||
36–50 | 67 | 9.0 (6) | [3.8–17.5] | 19.4 (13) | [11.3–30.0] | ||
> 51 | 14 | 0 (0) | na | 7.1 (1) | [0.8–28.8] | ||
Blood donors | |||||||
< 20 | 7 | 0 (0) | na | 0 (0) | na | ||
21–35 | 86 | 5.8 (5) | [2.3–12.3] | 4.7 (4) | [1.6–10.7] | ||
36–50 | 42 | 4.8 (2) | [1.0–14.4] | 2.4 (1) | [0.3–10.6] | ||
> 51 | 14 | 28.6 (4) | [10.5–54.5] | 14.3 (2) | [3.1–38.5] | ||
Doubtful results of B. burgdorferi ELISA test | |||||||
MS patients | 124 | 0.8 (1) | na | na | 3.2 (4) | na | na |
Blood donors | 150 | 0 (0) | na | 0 (0) | na | ||
