The relationship between Ascaris suum mean EPG (log scale) and weight gain (week 0–14) estimated using a generalised additive model (GAM) (n = 195).
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posted on 2022-08-19, 17:23 authored by Bradley Whitehead, Stig M. Thamsborg, Matthew J. Denwood, Peter NejsumThe estimate is shown by solid black line and 95% CI are shown in grey shading. Individual data points have been overlaid for reference (black dots), with a constant of 1 added before log transformation for the purposes of visualization only. Inset are the estimate (EST) and p-value generated using a generalised linear mixed model (GLMM) assuming that the relationship is linear.
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