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. 2019 Apr 15;97(6):2441–2449. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz131

Table 8.

Testing effects of HCW class on estimates of T0 and k for temperature decline of the ham1

Estimate2 SE P-value3
T 0
 85 kg 40.73 0.20 <0.0001
(+/− compared with estimate of 85 kg)
 90 kg +5.64 1.74 <0.01
 95 kg +8.21 2.27 <0.01
 100 kg +7.60 2.31 <0.01
 105 kg +10.06 2.78 <0.01
k
 85 kg 0.00149 0.00023 <0.0001
(+/− compared with estimate of 85 kg)
 90 kg −0.00023 0.00028 0.40
 95 kg −0.00020 0.00029 0.50
 100 kg −0.00039 0.00029 0.17
 105 kg −0.00017 0.00030 0.58
ρ1 1.88 0.03 <0.0001
ρ2 −0.88 0.03 <0.0001

1 T 0 is the initial temperature measured in °C, k is the fractional rate constant, ρ1 is the first-order lag, and ρ2 is the second-order lag.

2Parameter estimates corresponding to the 85-kg class were considered the control. Values presented in the estimate column corresponding to 90 to 105 kg classes are adjustments compared to the parameter estimated for 85-kg class.

3All P values represent to probability that the estimate is equal to zero. For adjusted estimates, significant P values indicate that the parameter estimate for that weight class is different from the 85 kg class.

*The parameter estimate is different from zero (P ≤ 0.05). Lags (ρ1, ρ2) were not adjusted for HCW.