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. 2010 Aug 17;4(8):e799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000799

Table 2. Logistic regression models for active trachoma in children aged 1–9 years.

Variable Model 1 OR (95% CI) Model 2 OR (95% CI)
Age (years) 0.93 (0.91–0.95)* 0.90 (0.87–0.93)*
Sex: Female 1.05 (0.93–1.17) 1.01 (0.87–1.16)
Rainfall (per 100 ml) 0.55 (0.49–0.62)* 0.21 (0.08–0.46)*
Land cover: Savanna 1.77 (1.48–2.11)* 3.44 (0.50–13.98)
Land cover: Forest or wetland 1.20 (0.98–1.46) 2.48 (0.21–12.14)
Land cover: Grass, shrub, cropland 0.62 (0.50–0.75)* 0.81 (0.09–3.65)
Intercept (β) −0.01 (−0.17–0.14) −0.86 (−1.78–0.06)
ϕ 41.90 (6.05–172.90)
σ2 5.30 (3.23–8.86)
DIC 6554.9 4753.2

Reference sex is male; reference land cover is wooded savanna;

ϕ =  rate of decay of spatial correlation;

σ2 =  variance of spatial random effect;

*Significant at 5% level.