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Table 3 Predictors of parasite burden in males and females based on the longitudinal data

From: Host sex and age influence endoparasite burdens in the gray mouse lemur

  

Males

Females

  

β

SE

z

P

β

SE

z

P

Subulura

Intercept

−0.927

0.477

−1.945

0.052 a

−2.927

0.659

−4.440

<0.001 b

Prevalence

Season (ref. dry)

0.249

0.597

0.417

0.679

2.137

0.895

2.388

0.017

 

Age

−0.205

0.354

−0.580

0.562

0.004

0.306

0.014

0.989

 

Body mass

-

-

-

-

−1.013

0.460

−2.204

0.028

 

Season *Age

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Season *Body mass

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Trichuris

Intercept

-

-

-

-d

−2.219

0.529

−4.192

<0.001 c

prevalence

Season (ref. dry)

-

-

-

-

−0.931

0.908

−1.026

0.305

 

Age

-

-

-

-

−0.455

0.351

−1.297

0.195

 

Body mass

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Season *Age

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Season *Body mass

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hymenolepis

Intercept

−2.439

1.299

−1.878

0.060 e

−2.119

0.631

−3.359

<0.001 f

prevalence

Season (ref. dry)

−0.226

0.873

−0.259

0.796

0.785

0.604

1.300

0.194

 

Age

−0.851

0.784

−1.085

0.278

−0.204

0.332

−0.613

0.540

 

Body mass

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Season *Age

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Season *Body mass

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Morphotype

Intercept

−0.430

0.267

−1.613

0.107 g

−1.259

0.312

−4.033

<0.001 h

richness

Season (ref. dry)

0.020

0.332

0.061

0.952

0.926

0.449

2.063

0.039

 

Age

−0.188

0.192

−0.982

0.326

−0.102

0.155

−0.658

0.511

 

Body mass

-

-

-

-

−0.419

0.221

−1.897

0.058

 

Season *Age

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Season *Body mass

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. a N = 55 samples/20 individuals, R2 marginal = 0.065, R2 conditional = 0.065, σ2 < 0.001
  2. b N = 95 samples/40 individuals, R2 marginal = 0.149, R2 conditional = 0.149, σ2 < 0.001
  3. c N = 99 samples/40 individuals, R2 marginal = 0.143, R2 conditional = 0.143, σ2 < 0.001
  4. dNo Trichuris infections in males
  5. e N = 55 samples/20 individuals, R2 marginal = 0.098, R2 conditional = 0.428, σ2 = 1.897
  6. f N = 99 samples/40 individuals, R2 marginal = 0.033, R2 conditional = 0.304, σ2 = 1.282
  7. g N = 49 samples/20 individuals, R2 marginal = 0.084, R2 conditional = 0.108, σ2 = 0.023
  8. h N = 95 samples/40 individuals, R2 marginal = 0.095, R2 conditional = 0.132, σ2 = 0.051
  9. Predictions are based on the final models using repeated measures from the same individuals, after dropping interaction terms and body mass when non-significant at threshold P > 0.1 (empty cells). P-values for statistically significant results at the significance threshold P < 0.05 in bold