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Table 4 Variables of host body condition influencing the general maximum prevalence of Echinococcus species as revealed by the best logistic regression model

From: Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus shiquicus in a small mammal community on the eastern Tibetan Plateau: host species composition, molecular prevalence, and epidemiological implications

Log odds of significant variables ± SE

Model evaluation

Relative body weight

Relative head-body length

Lesionsa

AICc

Generalized R2 of the best model

1 vs 0

2 vs 0

Best model

Null model

-16.010 ± 4.558

19.134 ± 8.521

-21.982

-0.556

49.677

108.473

0.572

  1. aCategorical data, no SE presented
  2. Abbreviations: 0, individuals without visible lesions; 1, individuals with atypical lesions; 2, individuals with typical lesions; SE standard error