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. 2014 Jun 5;8(6):e2902. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002902

Table 2. General Linear Model of rodent infection by Leptospira with binomial distribution and logit link function (Log-Likelihood Type 1 Test).

Variables Estimates (SD) p-values Deviance Degree freedom AIC
Sex: Male 0.66 (0.29) 0.022*
Habitat: Floodable lands 0.24 (0.40) 0.551
Habitat: NFLoodable lands −0.44 (0.38) 0.249
Habitat: Human dwellings −1.63 (0.54) 0.002**
Locality: Buriram −3.51 (1.03) <0.001***
Locality: Champasak −2.31 (1.04) 0.026*
Locality: Luang Prabang −0.79 (0.40) 0.048*
Locality: Mondolkiri −1.51 (0.52) 0.003**
Locality: Nan −1.86 (0.76) 0.014*
Locality: Sihanouk −0.47 (0.37) 0.202
Intercept −1.61 (0.41) <0.001***
452.2 837 401.9

* significant;

** very significant;

*** highly significant.

Selection of the best model using AIC criterion, with initial model with locality, habitat, species, sex and maturity as explicative variables.