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Table 2 Estimated hazard ratios (HR) from the multi-state Markov model across significant predictors (fish sex, fish size, fish stock and parasite strain) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CI)

From: Spatial and temporal parasite dynamics: microhabitat preferences and infection progression of two co-infecting gyrodactylids

Covariates

Transitions

HR

Lower CI

Upper CI

P-value

Fish size

\(1 \rightarrow 2\)

0.87

0.76

0.99

0.037\(^*\)

Fish sex

 Male (Ref: Female)

\(1 \rightarrow 3\)

1.52

1.04

2.22

0.031\(^*\)

Fish stock

 OS (Ref: UA)

\(1 \rightarrow 3\)

0.24

0.14

0.39

\(<0.001^*\)

 LA (Ref: UA)

\(1 \rightarrow 3\)

0.39

0.25

0.61

\(<0.001^*\)

Parasite strain

 Gt3 (Ref: Gt)

\(1 \rightarrow 3\)

1.65

1.03

2.65

0.037\(^*\)

 Gb (Ref: Gt)

\(1 \rightarrow 3\)

1.64

1.02

2.62

0.039\(^*\)

  1. \(^*\) Statistically significant