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. 2011 Jul 16;34(8):1754–1759. doi: 10.2337/dc11-0056

Table 2.

Poisson regression model fit and tests on model terms

Model fit Male subjects
Female subjects
Akaike information criterion Lack-of-fit P value Akaike information criterion Lack-of-fit P value
 Model 1: age 616.6 <0.0001 521.8 <0.0001
 Model 2: age + drift 495.3 <0.0001 412.0 <0.0001
 Model 3: age + period 482.6 <0.0001 402.7 <0.0001
 Model 4: age + cohort 326.2 0.07 312.2 0.06
 Model 5: age + cohort + period 329.1 0.05 313.1 0.09
Test on model terms* Likelihood ratio test Likelihood ratio test
χ2 df P value χ2 df P value
Drift | age (2 vs. 1) 123.3 1 <0.0001 111.8 1 <0.0001
Period | age, drift (3 vs. 2) 18.7 3 0.0003 15.3 3 0.002
Cohort | age, drift (4 vs. 2) 187.1 9 <0.0001 117.8 9 <0.0001
Period | age, cohort (5 vs. 4) 3.1 3 0.37 5.2 3 0.16
Cohort | age, period (5 vs. 3) 171.5 9 <0.0001 107.7 9 <0.0001

df, degrees of freedom.

*A | B denotes A added to a model containing B.