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. 2009 Dec 9;8:56. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-8-56

Table 2.

Latencies, LRT, fitted parameters, ERR and bootstrap confidence intervals for the two-phase model

Site ϕmabs ϕm Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic Inline graphic ERR1 ERR0.025
Stom 11.89 11.89 21.19 19.64 0.46 120.01 82.67 0.46
(0.21, 0.80)bca
(0.19, 0.79)per
0.39
(0.15, 0.70)bca
(0.15, 0.71)per

Liver 36.90 36.90 34.87 27.64 1.43 291.22 76.76 1.43
(0.70, 2.41)bca
(0.72, 2.39)per
1.10
(0.49, 1.90)bca
(0.40, 1.88)per

Lung 36.99 13.60 16.04 14.74 0.44 37.90 4.46 0.88
(0.34, 1.50)bca
(0.27, 2.07)per
0.86
(0.40, 1.49)bca
(0.32, 2.02)per

Panc 11.86 11.86 16.22 14.80 9.77 1060.94 43.77 9.77
(3.50a, 14.27)bca
(1.72, 55.11)per
9.12
(3.25b, 13.46)bca
(1.49, 48.25)per

Leuk 23.66 23.66 25.40 25.29 1.69 3353.15 172.25 1.69
(0.20, 4.81)bca
(0.19, 4.77)per
1.17
(0.18, 3.58)bca
(0.24, 3.79)per

ϕmabs: latency (years) which maximises LRT2p-con

ϕm: optimal latency, which maximises LRT2p-con with the constraint ERR1 ≥ 0

Inline graphic: Likelihood Ratio Test for the two-phase model against the control model at ϕm

Inline graphic: Likelihood Ratio Test for the two-phase model against the linear model at ϕm

Inline graphic: fitted parameters for the two-phase model at ϕm

ERR1 : Excess Relative Risk at 10 mSv (lagged by ϕm), as estimated from the fitted two-phase model

ERR0.025 : Excess Relative Risk at 0.25 mSv (lagged by ϕm), as estimated from the fitted two-phase model

bca Bootstrap BCa 95%CI (5000 bootstrap replications)

per Bootstrap percentile 95%CI (1000 bootstrap replications)

a : minimum bootstrap value, lower tail probability = 0.034

b : minimum bootstrap value, lower tail probability = 0.024