Table 1.

Information on the trinomial adopted for the variables analyzed in the methodology of generalized linear models, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, November 2012 to November 2013

Variable	Distribution	Design	Link function
Temperature	gamma	(1) CRD with 3 factors (type of leprosy, nerve and time) in sub-split plot design	logarithmic
Strength	gamma	CRD with 2 factors (type of leprosy and ulnar nerve) in factorial structure	logarithmic
Strength	gamma	CRD with 2 factors (type of leprosy and median nerve) in factorial structure	logarithmic
Sensitivity	Normal	CRD with 2 factors (type of leprosy and nerve) in factorial structure	Reciprocal
Initial temperature	gamma	CRD with 2 factors (type of leprosy and nerve) in factorial structure	logarithmic
Initial temperature	gamma	CRD with 2 factors (type of leprosy and degree of disability) in factorial structure	logarithmic
Temperature difference	Normal	CRD with 2 factors (type of leprosy and nerve) in factorial structure	Reciprocal

⁽¹⁾CRD: completely randomized design.