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. 2014 Jan 15;7:29. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-29

Table 3.

Negative binomial regression model of meteorological factors associated with risk of clonorchiasis incidence*

 
B
S.E.
P
(e β - 1) = percent increase (%)
95% CI for percent increase (%)
          Lower boundary Upper boundary
(A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Intercept)
-278.46
12.18
<0.001
-
-
-
Average temperature
0.01
0.00
<0.001
1.37
0.86
1.87
Average relative humidity
-0.02
0.00
<0.001
-1.69
-2.04
-1.34
Average wind velocity
-0.03
0.02
0.05
-3.19
-6.29
0.01
Aggregate rainfall
0.00
0.00
<0.001
0.02
0.01
0.04
Aggregate sunshine
0.00
0.00
0.13
-0.04
-0.09
0.01
Year
0.14
0.01
<0.001
15.23
13.86
16.62
(B)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Intercept)
-257.01
11.62
<0.001
-
-
-
Average atmospheric pressure
0.00
0.00
0.06
-0.48
-0.97
0.02
Average relative humidity
-0.01
0.00
<0.001
-1.37
-1.77
-0.97
Average wind velocity
-0.06
0.02
0.06
-6.03
-8.91
0.02
Aggregate rainfall
0.00
0.00
<0.001
0.03
0.02
0.05
Aggregate sunshine
0.00
0.00
0.22
0.03
-0.02
0.08
Year
0.13
0.01
<0.001
14.28
12.97
15.61
(C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Intercept)
-255.90
8.69
<0.001
-
-
-
Average temperature
0.01
0.00
<0.001
1.18
0.88
1.48
Average relative humidity
-0.02
0.00
<0.001
-1.51
-1.75
-1.27
Aggregate rainfall
0.00
0.00
<0.001
0.03
0.01
0.04
Year 0.13 0.00 <0.001 13.94 12.97 14.91

Note. *Negative binomial regression model for monthly clonorchiasis incidence without atmospheric pressure (A) and without average temperature (B). Final models (C).

CI, Confidence Interval.