Table 2.

Summary Statistics for Calibrated Input Parameters

Parameter	Whites		Blacks		Posterior Distribution of the Difference, (Whites-Blacks)*
	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