Table 3 Comparison of predictor variables of the different statistical models: logistic, Bayesian non-spatial, and spatial models
Model | Disease dataset | Logistic regression | Non-spatial MCMC model | Spatial MCMC model |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean elevation | Leptospirosis | (−) | (−) | (−) |
Buruli Ulcer | (−) | (−) | (−) | |
Mean TWI | Leptospirosis | (+) | (+) | (+) |
Buruli Ulcer | (+) | (+) | (+) | |
Land cover at 2 km | Leptospirosis | (−) primary forest | (−) primary forest | (−) primary forest |
Buruli Ulcer | (+) urban | (+) urban | (+) urban | |
(+) cropland | (+) cropland | (+) cropland | ||
Land cover at 5 km | Leptospirosis | (−) primary forest | (−) primary forest | (−) primary forest |
(−) mangroves | (−) mangroves | (−) mangroves | ||
(−) urban | (−) urban | X | ||
Buruli Ulcer | (+) urban | (+) urban | X | |
(+) cropland | (+) cropland | X | ||
Land cover at 10 km | Leptospirosis | (−) mangroves | (−) mangroves | X |
(−) primary forest | (−) primary forest | (-) primary forest | ||
(+) cropland | (+) cropland | (+) cropland | ||
Buruli Ulcer | (+) cropland | (+) cropland | (+) cropland | |
(−) urban | (−) urban | X | ||
(−) mangroves | (−) mangroves | (−) mangroves | ||
(−) primary forest | (−) primary forest | (−) primary forest | ||
Maximum temperature | Leptospirosis | X | X | – |
Buruli Ulcer | X | X | – | |
Minimum temperature | Leptospirosis | (+) 0 month | (+) 0 month | (+) 0 month |
Buruli Ulcer | (+) − 4 months | (+) − 4 months | X | |
Total precipitation | Leptospirosis | X | X | – |
Buruli Ulcer | X | X | – |