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Table 1 Parameters of two equal-volume milk sample (EVMS) models based on optical density (OD) measured using two indirect ELISAs

From: Serological testing of an equal-volume milk sample – a new method to estimate the seroprevalence of small ruminant lentivirus infection?

Variable

Regression coefficient (standard error)

95% confidence interval of the regression coefficient

p-value

EVMS model based on sp-iELISA

 Intercept

0.363 (0.074)

0.0.215 – 0.512

-

 EVMS%POS

5.015 (0.254)

4.504 – 5.526

< 0.001

EVMS model based on TM/CA-iELISA

 Intercept

4.477 (0.055)

4.367 – 4.587

-

 ln(EVMS%POS)

0.719 (0.029)

0.661 – 0.778

< 0.001

  1. ELISA used: sp-iELISA Indirect ELISA based on a mixture of synthetic viral peptides, TM/CA-iELISA – Indirect ELISA based on recombinant transmembrane and capsid proteins