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. 2012 Aug 24;69(3):489–497. doi: 10.1007/s00228-012-1373-8

Table 3.

Parameter estimates from the final population pharmacokinetic model and results of the bootstrap analysis

Parameter Estimate Standard error 95% CI Bootstrap estimate Bootstrap standard error Bootstrap 95% CI
Population mean
  CL (L/h)a θ1 1.61 0.0933 1.43–1.79 1.61 0.0878 1.48–1.74
  ΘWT (CL) θ2 0.569 0.0862 0.400–0.738 0.575 0.0912 0.431–0.734
  V2 (L)a θ3 20.8 1.99 16.9–24.7 20.3 2.68 16.1–25.0
  Q (L/h) θ4 53.0 4.75 43.7–62.3 53.4 5.87 44.9–64.1
  V3 (L)a θ5 26.0 1.55 23.0–29.0 26.5 2.43 22.8–30.7
  ΘWT (V3) θ6 0.584 0.0434 0.499–0.669 0.591 0.0520 0.495–0.674
  K12 (1/h) θ7 5.02 0.399 4.24–5.80 4.96 0.518 4.21–6.00
Inter-subject variability
  ωCL,CL ω1,1 0.194 0.0391 0.117–0.271 0.190 0.0348 0.135–0.252
  ωV2,V2 ω2,2 0.161 0.0576 0.0481–0.274 0.133 0.0684 0.0164–0.236
  ωQ,Q ω3,3 0.271 0.0840 0.106–0.436 0.289 0.119 0.121–0.494
  ωV3,V3 ω4,4 0.0430 0.0167 0.0103–0.0757 0.0470 0.0214 0.0179–0.0900
  ωK12,K12 ω5,5 0.106 0.0483 0.0110–0.201 0.112 0.0565 0.0377–0.209
Intra-individual variability
  σ2 (exponential error) σ1,1 0.00148 0.000692 0.000124–0.00284 0.00181 0.00110 0.000495–0.00343
  σ2 (additive error) σ2,2 0.317 0.0977 0.126–0.508 0.304 0.100 0.159–0.473

aCL, V2, and V3 are typical values for an individual weighing 60 kg