Prevalence and predictors of vector-borne pathogens in Dutch roe deer

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Host factor and density predictors of roe deer body weight (n = 329)

Dependent variable	Model structure^a	Estimate ± SE	t	P
Roe deer body weight	Intercept	7.549 (0.513)	14.705	< 0.001*
	Age category—yearling	2.845 (0.280)	10.167	< 0.001*
	Age category—adult	4.783 (0.231)	20.691	< 0.001*
	Sex—male	0.776 (0.213)	3.645	< 0.001*
	Nutritional condition—moderate	2.151 (0.467)	4.602	< 0.001*
	Nutritional condition—good	3.875 (0.568)	6.820	< 0.001*
	Health status—healthy	1.584 (0.584)	2.713	0.007*
	Density	−0.164 (0.056)	−2.916	0.004*

^aPredicted effect of age category (calf, yearling, adult), sex (female, male), nutritional condition (poor, moderate, good) and health (ill, healthy) on the variable body weight, subset data (n = 329). Model reference categories: age category: calf; sex: female; nutritional condition: poor; health status: ill
*Statistically significant

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