Table 2.
Factors associated with the magnitude of the canine anti-saliva antibody response. Effect estimates are from an adjusted mixed model analysis with dog included as a random effect. Full data were available for 295 samples from 58 dogs
| Estimate (95% CL) | LRT χ2 | df | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed effects | ||||
| Sampling round | – | 119.8 | 12 | < 0.0001 |
| Incidence (1/days)a | 1.392 (0.952–1.832) | 28.73 | 1 | < 0.0001 |
| Village | – | 46.94 | 21 | 0.001 |
| Sex | 0.020 (-0.153–0.193) | 0.05 | 1 | 0.82 |
| Origin | -0.093 (-0.339–0.153) | 0.55 | 1 | 0.46 |
| Random effect | ||||
| Dog | 0.040 (0.024–0.066)b | 60.44 | 1 | < 0.0001 |
| Residual | 0.066 (0.055–0.078)b | |||
alog-transformed
bvariance (95% CL)