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Table 2 Model of binary logistic regression using backward stepwise method of the hypothesized risk factors with the frequency of Theileria sp. infection

From: A comparative study of single Theileria lestoquardi and mixed infections with Theileria ovis

Variables

β

SE β

P-value

Adjusted odds ratio

95% CI

Lower

Upper

Breed

 Exotic

0.00

–

–

1

–

–

 Cross-bred

−2.52

1.05

0.016

0.08

0.01

0.63

 Indigenous

−1.05

0.30

0.001

0.35

0.19

0.62

  1. β: logistic coefficients. SE: standard error, CI: confidence interval. Odds ratio of sheep breed: exotic sheep were 2.9 (CI 1.66–5.14) and 12.9 (CI 1.65–101.19) times as likely to be Theileria-positive as indigenous and cross-bred sheep, respectively
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Parasites & Vectors

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