Table 3. Performance criteria of LME models for combinations of random effects.

Equation	Mixed parameters	Number of parameters	AIC	BIC	-2 LL	LRT	Pr values
14.1	β 0	10	7910.90	7980.64	7888.90	—	—
14.2	β 0, β 1	11	7820.25	7902.68	7794.25	94.64	<0.0001
14.3	β 0, β 1, β 2	12	7751.38	7852.83	7719.38	76.26	<0.0001
14.4	β 0, β 1, β 2 β 3	13	7723.20	7850.01	7683.20	34.80	<0.0001