Lack of association between serological evidence of past Coxiella burnetii infection and incident ischaemic heart disease: nested case-control study

Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted relationships between Q fever seropositivity and case-control status.

	Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI)	Adjusted odds ratio¹ (95% CI)	Adjusted odds ratio² (95% CI)	Adjusted odds ratio³ (95% CI)
Q fever status
Seronegative	1.00 (reference category)	1.00 (reference category)	1.00 (reference category)	1.00 (reference category)
Seropositive	0.95 (0.57 1.57)	0.96 (0.56, 1.64)	1.04 (0.59, 1.82)	1.20 (0.66, 2.18)

¹ adjusted for age, smoking, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, social class, physical activity, and alcohol intake
² further adjustment for total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides
³ further adjustment for fibrinogen, CRP, and IL-6

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