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. 2019 Sep 4;7:19. doi: 10.1186/s40345-019-0154-z

Table 3.

LCMM parameter estimates for 1 to 5 classes (N = 273) using a Quadratic Trajectory Function

N classes Maximum log likelihood AICa BICb Relative entropy Class parameter Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5
1 716.85 − 1419.69 − 1394.43

N

%

APPAc

273

100%

1.000

2d 1076.39 − 2130.79 − 2091.09 0.878

N

%

APPA

210

77%

0.971

63

23%

0.968

3 1095.99 − 2161.98 − 2107.84 0.889

N

%

APPA

20

7%

0.965

202

74%

0.968

51

19%

0.905

4 1095.99 − 2153.98 − 2085.40 0.549

N

%

APPA

20

7%

0.965

198

73%

0.507

0

0%

0.000

55

20%

0.870

5 1095.99 − 2145.98 − 2062.97 0.428

N

%

APPA

20

7%

0.965

0

0%

0.000

0

0%

0.000

193

71%

0.344

60

22%

0.824

Trajectory function was weekly adherence = a0 + a1 * week + a2 * week2. No covariates were included

aAkaike Information Criterion

bBayesian Information Criterion

cAverage posterior probability of assignment

dPreferred model