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Table 2 Estimates of parameters (τ = parasite threshold, υ = power, β = odds ratio) and AIC of models (1, 2 and 4)

From: Parasite threshold associated with clinical malaria in areas of different transmission intensities in north eastern Tanzania

 

Mode 1

Model 2

Model 4

Age group

τ

β

AIC

τ

β

AIC

ν

β

AIC

Lowlands

         

0-1

8.5

8.25

1362.3

8.20

3.45

1338.1

0.60

1.04

1343.1

2-3

9.2

12.68

1493.3

8.66

4.74

1455.1

0.77

1.01

1461.4

4-5

8.9

12.94

1230.2

8.73

5.65

1191.6

0.84

1.01

1189.6

6-9

8.4

20.29

1522.7

8.13

7.87

1464.1

1

1.01

1477.6

10-19

7.3

9.87

2187.4

6.81

2.90

2138.7

0.64

1.06

2154.5

Highlands

         

0-1

7.4

6.49

958.0

7.12

2.16

950.6

0.28

1.40

950.1

2-3

7.5

15.96

1095.9

5.71

2.05

1078.2

0.38

1.30

1080.1

4-5

6.7

19.89

912.8

6.46

3.76

890.5

0.50

1.21

894.4

6-9

5.6

13.33

1322.8

4.63

2.14

1271.6

0.34

1.62

1277.2

10-19

5.3

12.55

1879.8

4.62

2.31

1822.8

0.24

2.20

1847.7