Table 3.
Sensitivity to knot configuration
| Model | Baseline, dfb | Age, dfa | Year, dfy | Number of parameters | AIC | BIC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a |
5 |
3 |
3 |
38 |
304202 |
304537 |
||||
| b |
4 |
3 |
3 |
36 |
304219 |
304537 |
||||
| c |
3 |
3 |
3 |
34 |
304291 |
304592 |
||||
| d |
5 |
2 |
3 |
35 |
304207 |
304517 |
||||
| e |
5 |
4 |
3 |
41 |
304165 |
304527 |
||||
| f |
5 |
3 |
2 |
35 |
304197 |
304507 |
||||
| g | 5 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 304204 | 304565 |
Degrees of freedom for the baseline log cumulative excess mortality, dfb, the time-dependent effect of age at diagnosis, dfaand year at diagnosis, dfy.