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. 2016 Oct 10;3:37. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2016.00037

Table 4.

Model performance measures.

Clinical model Multi-biomarker model Difference
All-cause readmission
Model’s log-likelihood −1657.01 −1611.83 45.18
McFadden R2 0.08 0.11 0.03
AIC 3338.02 3253.66 84.36
BIC 3395.53 3325.55 69.98a
CV-related readmissions
Model’s log-likelihood −1247.12 −1208.16 38.96
McFadden R2 0.08 0.11 0.03
AIC 2518.24 2446.32 71.92
BIC 2575.75 2518.21 57.54a
HF-related readmission
Model’s log-likelihood −852.02 −819.34 32.68
McFadden R2 0.09 0.12 0.04
AIC 1726.04 1666.68 59.36
BIC 1778.76 1733.78 44.98a

Multi-biomarker model – NT-proBNP, hs-TnT, and ST2 on top of clinical model.

Clinical model – see Section “Materials and Methods” for details.

aDifferences >10 are defined as very strong in favor of the model with lower values.