Table 1.

Statistical model parameters for disposition of lung coal dust in US and UK miners.

Data description
Measurement			Distribution			Geometric mean			Variance
Mlun			Lognormal			Mlun (prediction)			Ve Mlun
Mhil			Lognormal			Mhil (prediction)			Ve_Mhil
Subject level error distributions
Measurement	Distribution		Prior			Posterior
			Minimum	Maximum		Group	Mean	Variance	R
Ve_Mlun	Loguniform		0.01	3.3		US	0.473	0.00395	1.00
						UK	0.835	0.00263	1.00
Ve_Mhil	Loguniform		0.01	3.3		US	0.855	0.0315	1.01
						UK	1.07	0.0210	1.00

Model parameters
Variable	Distribution	Mean	Prior			Posterior
			Minimum	Maximum	Variance	Group	Mean	Variance	R
lnKTdivKI	Truncated normal	M_lnKTdivKI	−10	10	V_lnKTdivKI	US	0.806	0.00886	1.02
						UK	1.02	0.00575	1.12
lnKI	Truncated normal	M_lnKI	−10	10	V_lnKI	US	−1.39	0.755	1.14
						UK	−1.95	0.938	1.13
lnKLN	Truncated normal	M_lnKLN	−10	10	V_lnKLN	US	−5.53	0.0186	1.06
						UK	−5.19	0.0200	1.12

Population level parameters
Variable	Distribution	Mean	Prior			Posterior
			Minimum	Maximum	Variance	Mean		Variance	R
M_lnKTdivKI	Truncated normal	0	−10	10	4	0.922		0.116	1.00
M_lnKI	Truncated normal	0	−10	10	4	−1.64		0.819	1.14
M_lnKLN	Truncated normal	0	−10	10	4	−5.32		0.112	1.05
		Variance shape		Variance scale
V_lnKTdivKI	Inverse gamma	2.25		0.3125		0.215		0.0363	1.00
V_lnKI	Inverse gamma	2.25		0.3125		0.331		0.175	1.00
V_lnKLN	Inverse gamma	2.25		0.3125		0.209		0.0361	1.02

Parameter units: KTdivKI was dimensionless, KI and KLN were expressed in units of per year.