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. 2018 Oct 17;58(5):627–637. doi: 10.1007/s40262-018-0715-9

Table 2.

Final population pharmacokinetic parameter estimates

Estimate (95% CIa) Shrinkage Bootstrap outcomesb
Median 2.5th and 97.5th percentiles
Structural model
 Cl=(Cl70kg-non-renal+eGFR×Slopepop)×BW70kg0.75
 Cl70 kg-non-renal (L/h) 3.2 (1.6–4.9) 3.2 2.0–4.3
 Slopepop 0.78 (0.57–1.0) 0.79 0.65–0.95
 V1=V1,70kg×BW70kg1
V1,70 kg (L) 39 (33–45) 39 33–46
 V2,pop=V2,70kg×BWi70kg1
V2,70 kg (L) 20 (17–24) 21 16–28
 V3=V3,70kg×BW70kg1
V3,70 kg (L) 50 (41–58) 51 43–64
 Q2=Q2,70kg×BW70kg0.75
Q2,70 kg (L/h) 8.6 (6.8–10) 8.8 7.3–11
 Q3=Q3,70kg×BWi70kg0.75
Q3,70 kg (L/h) 3.8 (2.9–4.6) 3.7 2.4–5.0
Random variability
 Interindividual variability on CL, Q2, Q3 (%) 23 (15–31) 7% 23 20–26
 Interindividual variability on V1, V2, V3 (%) 48 (36–60) 15% 47 37–57
 Interoccasion variability on CL, Q2, Q3 (%) 12 (9.6–14) 28% 12 11–14
 Interoccasion variability on V1, V2, V3 (%) 31 (18–44) 37% 32 25–38
 Proportional residual error (%) 6.3 (4.3–8.3) 20% 6.2 5.4–7.2

CI confidence interval, pop population, i individual, BW actual body weight, V1 central volume of distribution, V2 peripheral volume of distribution, V3 second peripheral volume of distribution, Q2 intercompartmental clearance V1–V2, Q3 intercompartmental clearance V1–V3

Population estimates V1,70kg, V2,70kg, V3,70kg, Cl70kg, Q2,70kg, Q3,70kg correspond to a subject weighing 70 kg and are adjusted to an individual value, according to the corresponding parameter formula in the table

aCalculated from the residual standard error estimated from the covariance step

bBased on 1000 bootstrap samples, of which 95% were successful