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Table 4 Linear regression models of leprosy recurrence in function of new cases in the municipalities of Acre state, 2001–2014

From: Underlying mechanisms of leprosy recurrence in the Western Amazon: a retrospective cohort study

Response variable

Explanatory variables

Linear model

β

P

R2

Recurrencea

New casesb

lm1

0.19

<  0.01*

0.33

Recurrence

New cases < 15 years-olda

lm2

3.021

<  0.001*

0.44

Recurrence

New cases

lm3

0.4

<  0.05*

0.53

New cases < 15 years-old

2.41

<  0.01*

  1. aCoefficient per 100,000 persons
  2. bCoefficient per 100,000 persons
  3. *Statistically significant results of the marginal t test of each β (p < 0.05)