Table 2 Results of the multivariable GEE model showing the estimates, p-values, odds ratios (OR) and approximate 95% confidence intervals (CI) of predictors based on naïve standard errors.

From: Identification of predilection sites for wild boar carcass search based on spatial analysis of Latvian ASF surveillance data

Predictor

Estimate

P-value

OR (95% CI)

Intercept

0.4749

0.039

 

Distance to road

0.0394

 < 0.001

1.0400 (1.0330, 1.0480)

Distance to forest edge

− 0.0469

0.018

0.9542 (0.9180, 0.9919)

Proportion of open space

− 9.1972

0.030

0.0001 (2.547 * 10–8, 0.4032)

Proportion of waterbodies

− 0.3238

 < 0.001

0.7234 (0.6082, 0,8604)

Proportion of mixed forest

− 0.0862

0.018

0.9174 (0.8541, 0.9854)

  1. The outcome variable was the infection status of the carcasses found dead (ASF-negative [n = 605] versus ASF-positive [n = 1423]) in Latvia from June 2014 through to February 2021.