Table 2 Backward stepwise regression comparing social and environmental variables to percent positive canine tests for antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi. R = 0.9597, R2 = 0.9211, adjusted R2 = 0.9005, F(6, 23) = 44.76, P-level > F = 1.500e-11
From: Canine and human infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in the New York City metropolitan area
Variable | Beta | B | P-level > t |
|---|---|---|---|
Human case reports of Lyme disease per 105 population | 0.3402 | 0.0261 | 0.0002 |
Population density | 0.2557 | 0.0001 | 0.0045 |
Maximum temperature (November) | 0.2711 | 0.0182 | 0.0548 |
Deciduous forest | 0.8188 | 31.44 | 5.91e-6 |
Mixed forest | 0.3771 | 76.0428 | 0.0003 |
Precipitation (November) | 0.2188 | 0.005 | 0.0026 |
Constant | -67.0655 |