Table 3.
Two-intercept models on language use.
| Model 1: Entropy | Model 2: Frequency of nouns | Model 3: Clauses per sentence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Est. | 95% CI | Exp.(Est.)(100%) | 95% CI | Est. | 95% CI |
| Fixed effects | ||||||
| Intercept | ||||||
| Patient | 6.00∗∗∗ | [5.93, 6.08] | 128.16∗∗∗ | [119.41, 137.41] | 1.21∗∗∗ | [1.16, 1.27] |
| Partner | 6.04∗∗∗ | [5.98, 6.10] | 124.77∗∗∗ | [115.38, 134.80] | 1.18∗∗∗ | [1.13, 1.22] |
| Age | ||||||
| Patient | 0.00 | [0.00, 0.01] | 1.00 | [1.00, 1.01] | 0.00 | [0.00, 0.00] |
| Partner | 0.00 | [0.00, 0.01] | 1.00 | [1.00, 1.01] | 0.00 | [0.00, 0.00] |
| WP Interlocutors: | ||||||
| Child(ren) | ||||||
| Patient | -0.26∗ | [-0.47, -0.06] | 0.95 | [0.69, 1.32] | -0.19∗∗∗ | [-0.29, -0.09] |
| Partner | -0.01 | [-0.22, 0.19] | 0.76 | [0.55, 1.04] | -0.05 | [-0.14, 0.05] |
| Family member(s) | ||||||
| Patient | 0.07 | [-0.18, 0.31] | 0.97 | [0.65, 1.43] | -0.11 | [-0.23, 0.01] |
| Partner | -0.06 | [-0.37, 0.24] | 0.91 | [0.56, 1.49] | -0.02 | [-0.17, 0.12] |
| Friend(s) | ||||||
| Patient | -0.24∗∗ | [-0.39, -0.10] | 1.04 | [0.83, 1.31] | -0.06 | [-0.13, 0.01] |
| Partner | 0.04 | [-0.12, 0.20] | 1.02 | [0.80, 1.30] | -0.07 | [-0.15, 0.00] |
| Stranger(s) | ||||||
| Patient | -0.38 | [-0.77, 0.01] | 0.91 | [0.49, 1.68] | -0.23∗ | [-0.42, -0.05] |
| Partner | -0.21 | [-0.55, 0.13] | 0.66 | [0.39, 1.12] | -0.06 | [-0.22, 0.10] |
| Multiparty | ||||||
| Patient | -0.05 | [-0.16, 0.06] | 1.10 | [0.93, 1.31] | -0.10∗∗∗ | [-0.15, -0.05] |
| Partner | -0.03 | [-0.15, 0.09] | 0.90 | [0.74, 1.09] | -0.09∗∗∗ | [-0.15, -0.04] |
| Control variables | ||||||
| Education | ||||||
| Patient | -0.01 | [-0.02, 0.01] | ||||
| Partner | 0.02∗∗ | [0.01, 0.04] | ||||
| W.C. per 50 s | ||||||
| Patient | 0.01∗∗∗ | [0.01, 0.01] | 1.01∗∗∗ | [1.01, 1.02] | 0.01∗∗∗ | [0.01, 0.01] |
| Partner | 0.02∗∗∗ | [0.01, 0.02] | 1.02∗∗∗ | [1.01, 1.02] | 0.01∗∗∗ | [0.01, 0.01] |
| Random effects | ||||||
| Intercept (SD) | ||||||
| Patient | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.19 | |||
| Partner | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.15 | |||
| Residual (SD) | 0.45 | 1.61 | 0.53 | |||
| Pseudo R-squared | 21.27% | 19.47% | 27.61% | |||
| -2log likelihood | 18248.1 | 18564.53 | 9576.322 | |||
Est., Estimated result; Exp.(), Exponential results; CI, Confidence interval; WP, Within-person effects; Multiparty, Multiparty conversations; Education, Years of education; and W.C. per 50 s, Word count per 50 s. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001.