Table 2. Nesting nature of the models under study.
Model | Nonlinear effect of age | Linear effects of categorical covariates | Spatially unstructured random effects | Spatially structured random effects |
√ | √ | - | - | |
√ | √ | √ | - | |
√ | √ | - | √ | |
√ | √ | √ | √ |
Model | Nonlinear effect of age | Linear effects of categorical covariates | Spatially unstructured random effects | Spatially structured random effects |
√ | √ | - | - | |
√ | √ | √ | - | |
√ | √ | - | √ | |
√ | √ | √ | √ |