Table 7.
Regression coefficient estimates, estimated standard deviations and confidence intervals based on the asymptotic normal distribution for the aortic insufficiency data
| Estimate | EF | Gender | Age | Surgery | Surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (standardized) |
months |
months |
|||
| Naive | -1.22 | 0.63 | 1.23 | 0.14 | -0.73 |
| (Estimated SD) | (1.38) | (0.28) | (0.20) | (0.37) | (0.40) |
| 95% C.I. (lower bound) | -3.92 | 0.08 | 0.85 | -0.60 | -1.51 |
| 95% C.I. (upper bound) | 1.48 | 1.19 | 1.62 | 0.87 | 0.05 |
Ma & Yin method ( ) |
-1.50 | 0.63 | 1.23 | 0.12 | -0.73 |
| (Estimated SD) | (1.69) | (0.29) | (0.20) | (0.38) | (0.40) |
| 95% C.I. (lower bound) | -4.80 | 0.07 | 0.85 | -0.62 | -1.51 |
| 95% C.I. (upper bound) | 1.81 | 1.19 | 1.61 | 0.86 | 0.04 |
Ma & Yin method ( ) |
-3.94 | 0.63 | 1.17 | -0.03 | -0.77 |
| (Estimated SD) | (4.21) | (0.31) | (0.21) | (0.43) | (0.40) |
| 95% C.I. (lower bound) | -12.19 | 0.02 | 0.76 | -0.89 | -1.55 |
| 95% C.I. (upper bound) | 4.31 | 1.24 | 1.58 | 0.82 | 0.01 |
Simex ( ) |
-1.45 | 0.63 | 1.23 | 0.12 | -0.73 |
| (Estimated SD) | (1.48) | (0.29) | (0.20) | (0.38) | (0.40) |
| 95% C.I. (lower bound) | -4.35 | 0.07 | 0.85 | -0.62 | -1.50 |
| 95% C.I. (upper bound) | 1.45 | 1.19 | 1.61 | 0.86 | 0.05 |
Simex ( ) |
-2.09 | 0.62 | 1.22 | 0.10 | -0.73 |
| (Estimated SD) | (1.71) | (0.29) | (0.20) | (0.38) | (0.39) |
| 95% C.I. (lower bound) | -5.44 | 0.06 | 0.84 | -0.64 | -1.50 |
| 95% C.I. (upper bound) | 1.26 | 1.19 | 1.61 | 0.85 | 0.04 |
SD, standard deviation; C.I., confidence interval; EF, ejection fraction.