Table 2. Analysis of bacilloscopic index decrease among multibacillary patients and parameters of the multilevel linear model with mixed effects.
| aBIt | Coefficient | Standard Error | z value | p value | 95% Confidence Interval |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment group | ·00910 | ·0810 | 0·11 | 0·911 | -·1496 | ·1677 |
| Ln (Days of follow up) | -·0005 | ·000056 | -9·56 | 0·000 | -·00064 | -·00042 |
| Initial BI | 2·6290 | ·1044 | 25·18 | 0·000 | 2·4244 | 2·8337 |
| Days X initial BI | -·0010 | ·00008 | -12·70 | 0·000 | -·0012 | -·00087 |
BI: bacilloscopic index; Random—effects Parameters: sd (constant) = 0·7567185 CI95%[0·6922–0·8272504]
sd (residual) = 0·78295 CI95%[0·746861–0·820779]