Table 4.

Final model chosen by DIC using longitudinal 25(OH)D as the outcome

Model Term	Mean	95% CI
Intercept common to EH extent groups	0.02	(−1.41, 1.51)
EH extent-specific intercepts
no EH	29.30	(13.03, 41.83)
EH=1	22.33	(4.40, 35.81)
EH>1	34.91	(17.94, 47.73)
Differences in EH extent-specific intercepts
no EH – EH=1	6.97	(0.36, 13.90)
no EH – EH>1	−5.61	(−10.71, −0.18)
EH=1 – EH>1	−12.58	(−20.12, −4.79)
Common time random walk
12 weeks	1.60	(−10.41, 17.29)
16 weeks	10.55	(−1.64, 27.18)
20 weeks	13.56	(1.51, 29.90)
24 weeks	15.43	(3.29, 31.85)
28 weeks	16.57	(4.33, 32.73)
32 weeks	18.88	(6.62, 35.45)
36 weeks	17.93	(5.81, 33.98)
EH extent-specific mean iPTH coefficients
no EH	−0.53	(−0.67, −0.39)
EH=1	0.18	(−0.11, 0.49)
EH>1	−0.68	(−0.86, −0.50)
Differences in extent-specific mean iPTH coefficients
no EH – EH=1	−0.71	(−1.05, −0.39)
no EH – EH>1	0.15	(−0.08, 0.38)
EH=1 – EH>1	0.86	(0.51, 1.21)

The mean and 95% credible interval (CI) for all model components are shown, including those testing the differences in EH extent-specific intercepts and mean iPTH coefficients.