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Table 2 Multilevel binary logistic regression permutation models with special reference to the wing length and the sex variables

From: Effect of wing length on the prevalence of trypanosomes in Glossina morsitans morsitans in eastern Zambia

Logistic model

Predictor

Coefficient

P value

AIC

1.0 whole data set

 Full model (n  =  2195)

Trap method

− 0.1

0.562

2100.9

Hot season

0.2

0.317

Rainy season

− 0.1

0.673

Male sex

− 0.2

0.090

Wing length

0.1

0.370

 Model without wing length predictor

Trap method

0.0

0.799

2099.7

Hot season

0.2

0.348

Rainy season

0.0

0.701

Male sex

− 0.3

0.010*

 Model without sex predictor

Trap method

− 0.1

0.526

2101.8

Hot season

0.2

0.311

Rainy season

− 0.1

0.631

Wing length

0.1

0.032*

2.0 one-method data set: fly round

 Full model (n  =  1971)

Hot season

0.2

0.273

1863.7

Rainy season

− 0.1

0.478

Male sex

− 0.2

0.146

Wing length

0.1

0.545

 Model without wing length predictor

Hot season

0.2

0.296

1862.1

Rainy season

− 0.1

0.467

Male sex

− 0.3

0.024*

 Model without sex variable

Hot season

0.2

0.256

1863.8

Rainy season

− 0.1

0.482

Wing length

0.1

0.069

  1. *P  <  0.05 significance level