Table 4

Parameter estimates of variables derived from the full logistic regression model aiming at explaining the spatio-temporal variation in human tick-borne encephalitis infections in southern Germany from 2001-2008

Parameter

Estimate

Standard error

z-value

Intercept

-11.94***

0.32

-37.30

Proportion broad-leafed forest

2.21***

0.47

4.71

Proportion coniferous forest

4.38***

0.23

18.69

Proportion mixed forest

3.21***

0.32

10.04

Largest patch index

-0.58**

0.21

-2.76

Red deer hunting bag

-0.27*

0.11

-2.74

Roe deer hunting bag

0.21***

0.02

10.42

Red fox hunting bag

-0.21***

0.04

-4.97

Spring warming

-0.14***

0.02

-6.09

Spatial autocorrelation

817.75***

211.47

3.87

Year 2002

-0.16

0.10

-1.63

Year 2003

-0.02

0.10

-0.18

Year 2004

-0.09

0.09

-0.98

Year 2005

0.42***

0.08

4.92

Year 2006

0.64***

0.08

7.81

Year 2007

-0.30**

0.10

-2.93

Year 2008

-0.01

0.09

-0.13

(***P-value < 0.001; **P-value < 0.01; *P-value < 0.05).

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