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. 2026 Sep 7;14:1896650. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1896650

Table 4.

Model comparison: All models fitted by maximum likelihood.

Model ICC AIC BIC LR test vs previous
Null (random intercept) 0.178 744,259 744,288 —
Model 1 (+ covariates) 0.177 729,621 729,735 χ2 = 14,656.80, df = 9***
Model 2 (+ year) 0.151 729,193 729,347 χ2 = 435.04, df = 4***
Model 3 (+ random slope) — 728,734 728,907 χ2 = 463.07, df = 2***

***p < 0.001.