Table 3

Coefficients and goodness of fit of a logistic binary model predicting presence and absence of urinary schistosomiasis in different schools of Ogun State, on the basis of observed data of disease and environmental variables: Variables remaining in the equation

Variable
B
SE
Wald
df
Sig.
Exp (B)
95% C.I. for Exp (B)








Model 1






Lower
Upper

LST
0.308
0.124
6.209
1
0.013
1.361
1.068
1.734
Constant
-7.766
3.659
4.505
1
0.034
-
-
-

*df = degree of freedom; SE = standard error; Sig = significance; B = regression coefficient; Exp(B) = odd ratio. Note: Table shows final Model after forward stepwise elimination of non-significant variables.

Ekpo et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:74   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-74