Table 5. Results of the generalized linear mixed models presented with Odds Ratios (OR), p-values (p-val), Akaike Information Criteria (AIC) and Bayesian Information Criteria (BIC).
Model 1—Unconditonal | Model 2—Linear | Model 3—Quadratic | Model 4—Age/Gender | Model 5—Meteorological Model | Model 6—Best Model | |||||||
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OR | p-val | OR | p-val | OR | p-val | OR | p-val | OR | p-val | OR | p-val | |
Fixed Effects | ||||||||||||
Time in years(linear) | 0.4493 | < 0.0001 | 0.2154 | < 0.0001 | 0.2170 | < 0.0001 | 0.2170 | < 0.0001 | 0.2176 | < 0.0001 | ||
Time in years 2(quadratic) | 1.8129 | 0.0139 | 1.8084 | 0.0145 | 1.8054 | 0.0149 | 1.8021 | 0.0151 | ||||
Age in years | 0.9785 | 0.0085 | 0.9795 | 0.0111 | 0.9795 | 0.0111 | ||||||
Female | 0.8084 | 0.4193 | ||||||||||
Diff Pressure0 in hPa | 0.9929 | 0.1466 | ||||||||||
Diff Pressure1 in hPa | 1.0146 | 0.0047 | 1.0098 | 0.029 | ||||||||
Diff Pressure2 in hPa | 0.9917 | 0.1013 | ||||||||||
Diff Pressure3 in hPa | 1.0031 | 0.5249 | ||||||||||
Variance of Random Effect | ||||||||||||
Intercept | 0.9281 | 0.8919 | 0.8674 | 0.7316 | 0.7338 | 0.7328 | ||||||
AIC | 4328.7 | 4302.8 | 4299.4 | 4296.7 | 4294.9 | 4292.7 | ||||||
BIC | 4343,4 | 4324,8 | 4328,7 | 4340,8 | 4361,0 | 4336,7 |
Model 1 assumes no change over time (in years), model 2 includes a linear change in time, model 3 an additional quadratic change in time, model 4 incorporates gender and age, model 5 incorporates all atmospheric pressure changes, and model 6 represents the best model regarding AIC.