Table 2.
Models of simple and multiple linear regression for the variables about deforestation activities, landscape composition (e.g., abundance of patch units), rainfall (environmental parameter) and number of malaria cases in Brazilian Amazonian States.
| Variables | β1 SLR coefficient (P value) | Model 1 | β1 MLR adjusted (P value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
| Deforestation (km²) | 27.45 (0.00013) | 23.45 (0.003) | ||
| Degradation (km²) | 31.89 (0.063) | |||
| Impact (km²) | 16.64 (0.002) | 12.76 (0.02) | ||
| Accumulated rainfall (mm³) | −21.15 (0.0021) | −16.18 (0.018) | ||
| No. of patches (>5 km²) | 82.93 (0.53) | |||
| No. of patches (<5 km²) | 8.83 (0.0009) | |||
| No. of patches (<0.5 km²) | 11.73 (0.0013) | |||
| No. of patches (<0.25 km²) | 19.39 (0.004) | |||
| No. of patches (<0.10 km²) | 234.40 (0.017) | 120.41 (0.14) | 73.51 (0.30) | 113.19 (0.18) |
| No. of patches (<0.08 km²) | 373.90 (0.18) | |||
SLR: Simple Linear Regression; MLR: Multiple Linear Regression.