Table 2.
Parameter | Whites | Blacks | Posterior Distribution of the Difference, (Whites-Blacks)* | |||
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Mean | SE | Mean | SE | Mean | 95% Credible Interval | |
LMP Fraction | 0.44 | 0.05 | 0.42 | 0.09 | 0.02 | [−0.20, 0.20] |
LMP Dwell Time | 2.44 | 0.50 | 2.36 | 0.79 | 0.05 | [−1.00, 2.00] |
Onset Proportion | 0.98 | 0.04 | 0.99 | 0.02 | −0.01 | [−0.10, 0.05] |
APC Lag | 1.42 | 0.82 | 2.65 | 0.76 | −1.21 | [−2.00, 2.00] |
Mean Growth | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0.04 | −0.07 | [−0.10, 0.00] |
Variance Growth | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.051 | 0.024 | −0.041 | [−0.064, 0.000] |
Percent Aggressive | 0.024 | 0.017 | 0.032 | 0.015 | −0.008 | [−0.050, 0.030] |
Percent Highly Aggressive | 0.019 | 0.008 | 0.041 | 0.009 | −0.022 | [−0.040, 0.000] |
Based on the random sample (N=1,000) from the posterior distribution of the difference in the parameters, Whites – Blacks.
Abbreviations: LMP, limited malignant potential; APC, Age-Period-Cohort; SE, standard error