Table 2 Results of negative binomial regression model with random effects (n = 326)
From: Estimating the burden of care home gastroenteritis outbreaks in England, 2014–2016
Variable | Coefficient | 95% CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Fixed effects | |||
Enhanced surveillance | 1.54 | 1.16–2.03 | 0.003 |
Number of care homes | 1.96 | 1.74–2.21 | < 0.001 |
Number of laboratory confirmed norovirus cases | 1.08 | 1.02–1.14 | 0.012 |
Total population | 0.97 | 0.82–1.14 | 0.668 |
Proportion under 5 | 0.97 | 0.89–1.06 | 0.530 |
Proportion over 65 | 1.01 | 0.91–1.11 | 0.874 |
Number of primary schools | 1.15 | 1.01–1.31 | 0.035 |
Random part (Region) | Intercept | ||
East Midlands | −0.021 | ||
East of England | 0.109 | ||
London | −1.217 | ||
North East | 0.289 | ||
North West | 0.281 | ||
South East | −0.181 | ||
South West | −0.117 | ||
West Midlands | 0.285 | ||
Yorkshire and Humber | 0.578 |