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Table 4 Variables identified as important for modelling the geographical distribution of A. lumbricoides and hookworms in Zimbabwe

From: Inclusion of edaphic predictors for enhancement of models to determine distribution of soil-transmitted helminths: the case of Zimbabwe

Variable

A. lumbricoides

Hookworms

GLM

GBM

SRE

GLM

GBM

MAXENT

DPW

0.147*

0.062

0.071

0.153*

0.075

0.000

Soil moisture

0.078

0.069

0.183*

0.062

0.025

0.001

Soil pH

0.551*

0.144*

0.076

0.062

0.004

0.556*

Soil organic content

0.089

0.026

0.044

0.159*

0.211*

0.131*

HPD

0.030

0.266*

0.206*

0.048

0.365*

0.261*

AVP

0.111*

0.034

0.152*

0.000

0.037

0.081

NDVI

0.379*

0.132*

0.190*

0.460*

0.233*

0.000

LST(day)

0.193*

0.079

0.161*

0.295*

0.088

0.148*

  1. Abbreviations: GLM generalised linear model, GBM gradient boosted model, SRE surface range envelope, Maxent maximum entropy, DPW distance from perennial water body, HPD human population density, AVP average annual precipitation, LST land surface temperature
  2. *Important predictors