Table 6 Results of the negative binomial regression which examined the impacts of long-term prescribed burning, year, quarter, and wildlife occurrence on the number of ticks encountered per hour that were infected with any bacteria.

From: Frequent Prescribed Fires Can Reduce Risk of Tick-borne Diseases

 

Coefficient (SE)

RR (95% CI)

P

Any Burning (vs. No Burning*)

−2.09 (0.50)

ND

<0.001

Season (Warm [Spring/Summer] vs Cool* [Fall/Winter])

1.54 (0.52)

ND

0.003

Any Burn X Season

−1.58 (0.62)

ND

0.011

Year (2011 vs. 2010*)

0.44 (0.19)

1.55 (1.06, 2.27)

0.024

Constant

−882 (390)

NA

0.024

ln(effort)

1 (exposure)

  
  1. SE = Standard error. RR = Relative rate. ND = Not determined; RR is not given because it depends on the interacting variable. NA = Not applicable.
  2. *Indicates the reference category.
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