Table 3.

Parameters of weighted ordinary least squares and geographically weighted regression models

	Weighted ordinary least squares			Geographically weighted regressiona
	ß	St. ß	p value	Mean	SD
Constant	− 47.546	‒	‒	181.52	23.43
Prevalence of endemic goitre	74.359	0.191	< 0.0001	35.36	11.02
Pastoralism	19.626	0.128	0.016	20.12	6.81
Distance to workplaceb	3.712	0.117	0.023	19.19	9.02
Terrain inclination	3.907	0.138	0.008	27.64	4.67
Diet Scorec	1.250	0.006	0.911	− 2.53	6.82
Average population stature	22.375	0.071	0.314	12.48	8.95
Average population body robustness	− 1.702	− 0.008	0.906	3.47	6.06
Adjusted R2	0.16			0.25
AICd	4979			4964

^aEstimated coefficients of geographically varying (local) terms

^bConsidered as a proxy for physical activity

^cTreated as a continuous variable

^dAkaike information criterion