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. 2014 Apr 25;25(6):2767–2780. doi: 10.1177/0962280214532576

Table 3.

Posterior mean estimates, standard deviations and 95% credible intervals of study-specific parameters.

Parameter Women
Men
Study Mean (SD) Cr. Interval Mean (SD) Cr. Interval
Mean effects
α1 (Manual occupation) ALSPAC 0.51 (0.22) [0.07,0.95] 0.59 (0.30) [−0.03,1.12]
T-07 (1970s) 0.69 (0.46) [−0.14,1.75] 0.58 (0.55) [−0.71,1.49]
T-07 (1950s) 1.05 (0.67) [0.14,2.65] 1.08 (0.56) [0.10,2.40]
T-07 (1930s) 0.28 (0.62) [−1.28,1.31] 0.65 (0.61) [−0.82,1.73]
NSHD 0.44 (0.19) [0.06,0.80] 1.01 (0.21) [0.62,1.43]
CAPS 1.11 (0.44) [0.36,2.11]
α2 (Underweight) ALSPAC −1.88 (0.37) [−2.61,−1.15] −2.17 (0.41) [−2.98,−1.36]
T-07 (1970s) −2.65 (0.88) [−4.41,−0.98] −4.00 (0.95) [−5.88,−2.20]
T-07 (1950s) −4.80 (2.39) [−9.85,−0.90] −2.33 (2.47) [−7.08,3.07]
T-07 (1930s) −3.39 (2.90) [−9.90,1.85] −0.82 (3.35) [−6.08,7.28]
NSHD 0.85 (1.82) [−2.37,4.44] −1.67 (2.13) [−5.47,2.99]
CAPS −5.75 (2.25) [−10.47,−2.03]
α3 (Overweight) ALSPAC 3.57 (0.20) [3.19,3.96] 3.65 (0.23) [3.21,4.09]
T-07 (1970s) 4.92 (0.58) [3.78,6.07] 5.93 (0.67) [4.62,7.26]
T-07 (1950s) 5.43 (0.66) [4.14,6.75] 4.46 (0.73) [3.02,5.88]
T-07 (1930s) 7.12 (1.01) [5.15,9.11] 7.27 (1.06) [5.26,9.39]
NSHD 3.52 (0.53) [2.49,4.55] 3.32 (0.50) [2.33,4.31]
CAPS 6.45 (0.54) [5.39,7.51]
φ (Study effect) ALSPAC 6.49 (3.19) [0.85,13.70] 8.37 (4.08) [−3.01,15.53]
T-07 (1970s) −3.99 (2.83) [−9.33,2.05] −1.56 (3.78) [−11.66,4.58]
T-07 (1950s) −0.96 (2.87) [−6.69,5.00] −1.22 (3.77) [−11.22,4.91]
T-07 (1930s) 0.37 (3.38) [−6.54,7.05] 3.41 (3.87) [−6.49,9.95]
NSHD −0.55 (2.87) [−6.27,5.42] −2.94 (3.77) [−12.96,3.19]
CAPS −8.00 (3.85) [−18.22,−1.76]
γ (Device) ALSPAC −0.98 (3.73) [−6.80,5.02] −3.49 (11.67) [−26.48,19.56]
T-07 (1970s) −1.15 (1.52) [−3.87,2.20] −1.32 (2.46) [−5.35,4.40]
T-07 (1950s) −1.31 (1.20) [−3.66,1.09] −4.69 (1.45) [−7.54,−1.86]
T-07 (1930s) −0.69 (1.45) [−3.38,2.40] −10.38 (1.34) [−13.02,−7.76]
NSHD −0.79 (1.13) [−2.86,1.55] −5.66 (1.59) [−8.79,−2.63]
CAPS 4.62 (1.11) [2.44,6.80]
Variance effects
σa (AO device) ALSPAC 7.04 (0.04) [6.95,7.12] 6.75 (0.04) [6.67,6.83]
T-07 (1970s) 11.91 (0.36) [11.23,12.63] 9.97 (0.35) [9.30,10.67]
T-07 (1950s) 17.35 (0.50) [16.40,18.35] 16.16 (0.47) [15.26,17.11]]
T-07 (1930s) 22.33 (0.68) [21.04,23.71] 21.01 (0.73) [19.64,22.49]]
NSHD 19.30 (0.40) [18.53,20.10] 18.34 (0.39) [17.59,19.12]
CAPS 18.70 (0.55) [17.66,19.80]
σm (MRZ device) T-07 (1970s) 9.15 (0.19) [8.78,9.53] 9.83 (0.21) [9.41,10.26]
T-07 (1950s) 11.74 (0.27) [11.22,12.29] 11.10 (0.27) [10.59,11.65]
T-07 (1930s) 20.53 (0.41) [19.74,21.34] 18.74 (0.43) [17.91,19.60]
NSHD 12.91 (0.22) [12.49,13.34] 11.42 (0.19) [11.05,11.81]
CAPS 19.00 (0.21) [18.59,19.43]