Table 2 Response and explanatory variables for modeling the relationships associated with Chlamydia pecorum disease progression in free-living koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus).
Variable | Description | Type |
|---|---|---|
DIS | Chlamydia disease | Binary response variable 0ā=āno disease, 1ā=ādisease |
AGE | Age of koala | Continuous explanatory variable |
SEX | Sex of koala | Nominal explanatory variable |
KoRVB | Infected with KoRV B | Two level categorical variable 0ā=āno, 1ā=āyes |
gDNA | Total provirus load of all KoRVs (copies/cell) | Continuous explanatory variable |
cDNA | Total viral RNA load of all KoRVs (copies/Ī¼l) | Continuous explanatory variable |
