Table 2.
Summary of the most supported linear mixed model of the determinants of hair cortisol concentration. Results from Model 1 in Table S4.
| Variable | β | Standard error (β) | 95% Confidence interval (β) | df | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | High | ||||
| Fixed effects | |||||
| Intercept | 10.688 | 0.856 | 9.010 | 12.366 | 50.681 |
| Sex | |||||
| Males | 0.722 | 0.876 | − 0.995 | 2.439 | 99.204 |
| Unknown | 2.576 | 4.470 | − 6.185 | 11.337 | 99.123 |
| Age | |||||
| Subadults | − 1.453 | 0.973 | − 3.360 | 0.454 | 93.085 |
| Juveniles | − 0.273 | 1.796 | − 3.793 | 3.247 | 97.429 |
| Unknown | − 0.935 | 2.545 | − 5.923 | 4.053 | 99.023 |
| Population | |||||
| Alpine | 1.721 | 1.768 | − 1.744 | 5.186 | 12.389 |
| Dinaric-Balkan | 3.643 | 1.808 | 0.099 | 7.187 | 92.999 |
| Scandinavian | 3.167 | 1.261 | 0.695 | 5.639 | 90.521 |
| Cause of death | |||||
| Subacute | 0.529 | 1.632 | − 2.670 | 3.728 | 99.507 |
| Chronic | − 5.043 | 4.640 | − 14.137 | 4.051 | 99.761 |
| Live trapping | − 2.852 | 4.409 | − 11.494 | 5.790 | 98.541 |
| Unknown | 2.409 | 1.492 | − 0.515 | 5.333 | 99.913 |
| Total length | − 0.141 | 0.043 | − 0.225 | − 0.057 | 99.942 |
| Random effect | |||||
| Variance | 1.039 | ||||
| Standard deviation | 1.019 | ||||
| N samples | 114 | ||||
| N month | 12 | ||||