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. 2014 Mar 6;6:ecurrents.outbreaks.ed6f0f8a61d20ae5f32aaa5c2b8d3c23. [Version 1] doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.ed6f0f8a61d20ae5f32aaa5c2b8d3c23

Model for predicting human WNV activity.

Model variables and statistical summary for prediction of human WNV activity, 2005-2011. "BP" = Bird Principal component for a particular year.

parameter estimate
(log odds)
standardized
estimate
(c/σ)
std. error p>Χ2
intercept -0.547 1.4253 0.7012
expected mean minimum temperature in January -0.00224 -0.6185 0.000107 <0.0001
mean minimum temperature in January 0.00185 0.5157 0.00008 <0.0001
(log total population)2 0.0284 0.4673 0.00113 <0.0001
first principal component of bird data (BP1) 0.2714 0.3615 0.0164 <0.0001
WNV present in previous year? (Yes=1) 1.0758 0.2606 0.0503 <0.0001
BP3 -0.244 -0.2365 0.0166 <0.0001
BP2 0.1981 0.1810 0.0208 <0.0001
% Black or African American 0.0144 0.1372 0.0021 <0.0001
BP20 0.4544 0.1130 0.0512 <0.0001
BP12 0.0751 0.1043 0.0379 0.0475
BP18 -0.3397 -0.0886 0.0518 <0.0001
BP5 -0.2767 -0.0807 0.0242 <0.0001
BP7 -0.1660 -0.0745 0.0292 <0.0001
% employed (Census 2010) 2.1885 0.0686 0.4636 <0.0001
(proportion developed)2 1.278 0.0667 0.5282 0.0155
log (total income and benefits) -0.6033 -0.0623 0.1488 <0.0001
BP6 0.1508 0.0556 0.0208 <0.0001
BP16 -0.1021 -0.0500 0.0453 0.0240
proportion of county land developed -0.7137 -0.0454 0.2931 0.0149
BP13 -0.2086 -0.0366 0.0360 <0.0001
BP10 -0.1220 -0.0342 0.0314 0.0001
BP15 -0.0794 -0.00937 0.0430 0.0649
BP19 -0.1294 -0.00609 0.0525 0.0137
BP21 0.2658 0.0045 0.0603 <0.0001
BP9 -0.1046 -0.0042 0.0348 0.0027