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. 2009 Feb 2;53(4):1476–1481. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01141-08

TABLE 3.

Covariance matrix in lower triangular form

Parameter Covariance
Ki KS K12 K21 V1
Ki 0.0037
KS −0.0001 0.0001
K12 −0.0370 0.0008 1.0466
K21 −0.0136 −0.0015 0.7208 1.1717
V1 0.0026 −0.0011 −0.0455 0.0346 0.0348

Ki, the y intercept of the elimination rate constant; KS, the slope of the elimination rate constant; K12, intercompartmental transfer rate constant from the central to the peripheral compartment; K21, intercompartmental transfer rate constant from the peripheral to the central compartment; V1, volume of distribution of the central compartment.