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. 2006 Aug 31;63(3):300–309. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02756.x

Table 2.

Typical parameter estimates (standard errors) of various structural models

One-compartment model
Parameter CCV Additive Combination
θCL (l h−1)  0.0738 (0.00219)  0.0888 (0.00270) 0.0784 (0.00237)
θQ (l h−1)
θV1 (l)    2.91 (0.0627)     2.87 (0.0716)   2.92 (0.0715)
θV2 (l)
θk0 (ng ml−1)   0.162 (0.00666)    0.366 (0.0447)  0.186 (0.00896)
ωCL (%)  26.7   19.4 27.7
ωQ (%)
ωV1 (%)  18.6   27.8 25.3
ωV2 (%)
ωk0 (%)  44.4   52.2 42.4
σ1 (%)  15.8 10.8
σ2 (ng ml−1)    0.918  0.0647
AIC 149 1341 40

Two-compartment model
Parameter CCV Additive Combination

θCL (l h−1)   0.0813 (NE)  0.0749 (0.00241)  0.0820 (0.00232)
θQ (l h−1)  0.00714 (NE)  0.0672 (0.0113)  0.0604 (0.00843)
θV1 (l)     2.84 (NE)    2.74 (0.0735)    2.77 (0.0731)
θV2 (l)    0.710 (NE)   0.582 (0.0505)   0.503 (0.0440)
θk0 (ng ml−1)    0.142 (NE)   0.104 (0.0340)   0.169 (0.00669)
ωCL (%)   30.2  21.8  27.1
ωQ (%)   73.3  65.6  87.5
ωV1 (%)   25.7  30.2  29.1
ωV2 (%)   45.6  32.4  49.4
ωk0 (%)   48.1  93.1  44.8
σ1 (%)    9.78    6.50
σ2 (ng ml−1)   0.505    0.0645
AIC −235 592 −273

θ andω represent population pharmacokinetic parameter estimate and interindividual variability, respectively (CL, clearance; Q, intercompartmental clearance between central and peripheral; V1, volume of central compartment; V2, volume of peripheral compartment; k0, baseline erythropoietin level). σ1 and σ2 represent residual variability. CCV, Constant coefficient of variation model; Additive, additive error model; Combination, combination of the additive and CCV; AIC, Akaike’s information criterion; NE, not estimated.