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Table 2 Results of the final multivariable logistic regression models for Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis after controlled stepwise elimination of variables

From: GIS-supported epidemiological analysis on canine Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis infections in Germany

Variable

Estimate

SE

z-value

Pr(>|z|)

AIC

Pseudo-R 2

Parasite

Other agriculture

0.98

0.63

1.55

0.12

2,157.48

0.055

A. vasorum

Woody plant area

11.49

3.18

3.61

0.0003

   

Moorland

-23.97

16.17

-1.48

0.13

   

Broadleaf forest

1.54

1.02

1.51

0.13

   

Softwood forest

-0.93

0.60

-1.53

0.12

   

Mixed forest

2.02

0.41

4.93

8.08e -07

   

Age in month

-0.12

0.03

-3.39

0.0007

   

A. vasorum prevalence per month

46.66

6.72

6.94

4.03e -12

   

Bodies of water

-4.43

2.40

-1.85

0.06

2,132.82

0.034

C. vulpis

Agricultural field

-1.02

0.39

-2.61

0.009

   

Age in month

-0.07

0.04

-2.04

0.04

   

C. vulpis prevalence per month

38.06

5.18

7.35

1.99e -13

   
  1. Note: Statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05) associations are displayed in bold
  2. Abbreviations: SE standard error, AIC Akaike’s Information Criterion