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Table 1 Mixed effects multivariable linear regression models of the impact of treatment with anthelminthics on faecal worm egg count, body weight and body condition score of working mules, donkeys and horses in four regions of Morocco in 2006-2007.

From: A randomized triple blind trial to assess the effect of an anthelmintic programme for working equids in Morocco

 

FWECa (log10+1)

BWb

BCSc

 

Coef

95% CId

pe

Coef

95% CId

pe

Coef

95% CId

pe

Random Effects

         

Location

0.35

0.07 to 1.37

0.4

3216.23

592.31 to 12074.14

0.4

0.24

0.02 to 1.18

0.7

Horse

0.39

0.29 to 0.52

< 0.001

4330.21

3612.56 to 518.06

< 0.001

0.57

0.45 to 0.71

< 0.001

Sample

0.89

0.80 to 0.99

< 0.001

209.91

189.17 to 232.96

< 0.001

0.57

0.51 to 0.63

< 0.001

Fixed effects

        

0.4

Intercept

2.49

1.97 to 3.07

 

230.93

178.53 to 284.34

 

4.38

4.00 to 4.88

 

Treatment Group

  

0.1

  

0.7

   

Treatment

ref

        

Control

-0.23

-0.53 to 0.06

 

2.86

-13.81 to 19.39

 

0.13

-0.14 to 0.40

 

Time

  

< 0.001

  

0.05

  

0.002

1

ref

        

2

-0.94

-1.16 to -0.70

 

0.80

-2.65 to 4.40

 

0.18

0.00 to 0.36

 

3

-0.53

-0.77 to -0.29

 

3.14

-0.53 to 6.73

 

0.27

0.09 to 0.45

 

4

-1.32

-1.55 to -1.09

 

4.45

0.91 to 8.03

 

0.22

0.04 to 0.40

 

Treatment × Time interaction

  

< 0.001

  

0.9

  

< 0.001

Control × Time 1

ref

        

Control × Time 2

1.12

0.78 to 7.45

 

0.17

-5.10 to 5.30

 

-0.38

-0.65 to -0.12

 

Control × Time 3

0.99

0.65 to 1.34

 

1.37

-3.92 to 6.78

 

-0.58

-0.85 to -0.31

 

Control × Time 4

1.18

0.84 to 1.53

 

-0.78

-6.04 to 4.55

 

-0.41

-0.67 to -0.14

 
  1. aFWEC - faecal worm egg count; bBW - body weight; cBCS - body condition score; dCI - confidence interval; ep - p value.