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Published in final edited form as: Nat Commun. 2012 May 22;3:853. doi: 10.1038/ncomms1840

Table 4. Complete list of variables available for multivariable logistic regression analysis.

Variable Definition Source
BTBID Identification number for each premises Assigned
pp-value
sqrtpp
Fasciola_pp
Anti-F. hepatica antibody ELISA percentage positivity value
Square-root transformation of pp-value
Smoothed extracted value of sqrtpp from map
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Calculated
Calculated
BTBposneg Whether a farm has tested positive for a bTB test during 2004-07 VETNET,
DEFRA
NN_BTB Log-odds of BTB prevalence of nearest neighbouring farm Calculated
Total Reactors
Total Confirmed
The total number of reactor animals found between 2004-07
The total number of animals confirmed as BTB positive on PME or culture 2004-07
VETNET,
DEFRA
SqrtHerd Herd Size, square-root transformed for this model VETNET,
DEFRA
NUTS2
NUTS1
AHOID
PCArea
The NUTS2 classification of the premises
The NUTS1 classification of the premises
The Animal Health Office classification of the premises
The postcode area of the premises
VETNET,
DEFRA
NDVI
EVI
Normalised Difference Vegetation Index
Enhanced Vegetation Index
MODIS
SqrtMOff
Sqrt(On+1)
Square-root transformation of cattle movements off the premises
Square-root transformation of one plus cattle movements onto the premises
RADAR,
DEFRA
MaxT
MinT
RainyDays
RH
VP
The maximum temperature recorded on the farm (°C)
The minimum temperature recorded on the farm (°C)
The mean number of rainy days (rainfall >1mm) per year
Mean relative humidity on the farm
Mean vapour pressure on the farm
MetOffice
MeanT The mean temperature on the farm calculated as a mean of maximum and minimum Calculated
VPD Vapour Pressure Deficit Calculated
TVar Temperature variance, calculated from MODIS fourier curves Calculated
EngWales Location of a farm in either England or Wales Assigned