Table 4.
Estimated area-level random effects from multilevel discrete-time survival models
| Model | Description 1 | ml_u j 2 (95% CrI) | p 3 | MOR (95% CrI) 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Null (no covariates) only individual & area-level random effects | 0.025 (0.014, 0.039) | <0.001 | 1.16 (1.13, 1.21) |
| 2 | Individual-level covariates | 0.011 (0.006, 0.018) | 0.04 | 1.10 (1.08, 1.14) |
| 3 | Individual-level covariates & area-remoteness | 0.007 (0.003, 0.014) | 0.10 | 1.08 (1.05, 1.12) |
| 4 | Individual-level covariates & area-disadvantage | 0.006 (0.001, 0.014) | 0.08 | 1.08 (1.03, 1.12) |
| 5 | Full model: all individual- & area-level covariates | 0.005 (0.001, 0.012) | 0.12 | 1.07 (1.03, 1.11) |
CrI: Credible Interval.
1. Models 2–5 adjusted for all individual-level covariates; Model 4 also adjusted for area disadvantage; Model 5 also adjusted for area remoteness and area disadvantage.
2. The residual area-level variance from the MCMC simulations for multilevel analysis.
3. From Wald χ2 test.
4. Median odds ratio-Refer to text and Appendix 1 for details.