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Table 3 Variables in various stages of the model

From: Incomplete quality of life data in lung transplant research: comparing cross sectional, repeated measures ANOVA, and multi-level analysis

Explanatory variables

Unconditional means model Estimate (SE)

Unconditional growth model Estimate (SE)

Final model Estimate (SE)

Fixed

   

Constant

19.40 (1.92)

18.16(2.42)

22.66 (3.05)

Time

 

-5.32 (3.76)

-10.71 (3.04)

Time square

 

4.54 (1.84)

5.69 (1.81)

Time third degree

 

-0.80 (0.34)

-0.92 (0.33)

Time forth degree

 

0.04 (0.02)

0.05 (0.02)

Age

  

0.56 (0.17)

BOS

  

23.73 (2.84)

Gender (male)

  

-8.00 (3.58)

-2*loglikelihood (IGLS)

12935.69

12778.50

12698.65

  1. All effects significant, except for time in the unconditional growth model