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. 2016 Jul 14;144(15):3148–3165. doi: 10.1017/S0950268816001424

Table 5.

Mixed logistic regression on the binomial outcome that a negative herd would test positive the following year for antibodies against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 using the haemagglutination inhibition test

Number of observations (positives) Fixed effects* OR 95% CI P value
Year of test (n = 5)
174 (46) 2010 1
406 (104) 2011 1·30 0·55–3·05 0·553
358 (121) 2012 5·72 2·31–14·17 <0·001
389 (128) 2013 6·40 2·43–16·83 <0·001
Production class (n = 4)
258 (64) Fattening herd 1
157 (43) Nucleus herd 6·26 1·12–34·86 0·036
155 (56) Multiplier herd 47·95 7·75–296·83 <0·001
757 (236) Conventional herd 9·75 2·85–33·41 <0·001
Herd size in three quantiles (pigs)
399 (89) Small (<350) 1
405 (130) Medium (350–665) 6·31 2·00–19·87 0·002
469 (165) Large (>665) 9·24 2·78–30·72 <0·001
Constant 0·0004 0·00003–0·00612 <0·001
Random effects
1327 (399) County (n = 17)
Var(constant) 2·72 1·01–7·35
1327 (399) County>Herd id (n = 621)
Var (constant) 19·72 10·34–37·61

OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

*

The three categorical fixed effects were (1) year of test, (2) production class, and (3) herd size.

County and herd ID were included as random effects to account for non-fixed efects associated with county and the individual herd.