Table 1 Parametric and non-parametric smooth effects for birth year, birth month, and mean annual temperature in the year of conception on the probability of giving birth to a girl.

From: Ambient temperature-related sex ratio at birth in historical urban populations: the example of the city of Poznań, 1848–1900

Summary of parametric effects

Effect name

Estimate

Standard error

p-value

Intercept

−0.058

0.008

0.000***

Smooth effects

Effect name

Equivalent degrees of freedom (effect complexity)

p-value

Birth year

1.573

0.553

Birth month

0.000

0.923

Temperature in the year of conception

1.087

0.004**

  1. ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01.