Table 1 Output of the ordinal logistic regression (coefficient, standard error, t- and p-value) for each of the selected variables in the final model using backward elimination, namely the continuous variables related to knowledge on bats, on bat-related diseases, and bat perception score, and the nominal variable inclusion group: either people from the general public, living in a house with a bat maternity colony, or working in the bat contact risk group. The bat contact risk group was the reference category. Total number of participants n = 505

From: Human-bat contacts in the Netherlands, and potential risks for virus exchange