Table 4.

Selecting the final frailty model

			# of		Differences		Bootstrap	Observed
	# of Classes	Test	parameters	BIC	in BIC	LL	p = 0,05	−2*(LL [H1]-LL [H0])
A. Within LCA Models
1. H [a.1]:LCA-uv1	4 classes	H [a.1]|H [a.0]	42	65,264	115	−32,476,9	43,6	269,6*
2. H [a.0]:LCA-ev2	3 classes		21	65,379		−32,611,7
B. Within Strong Measurement Invariance (SMI) models
3. H [b.1]:SoMI-uv3	4 classes	H [b.1]|H [b.0]	36	65,232	120	−32,482,7	36,3	260,8*
4. H [b.0]:SiMI-ev4	2 classes		17	65,352		−32,613,1
C. Within Weak measurement invariance (WMI) models
5. H [c.1]:WMI-uv5	3 classes	H [c.1]|H [c.0]	38	65,189	61	−32,453,8	19,6	149,4*
6. H [b.0]:WMI-ev6	3 classes		26	65,250		−32,528,5
D. Within Null Measurement Invariance (NMI) models
7. H [d.1]:NMI-uv7	3 classes	H [d.1]|H [c.0]	45	65,211	82	−32,438,8	38,4	238,0*
8. H [d.0]:NMI-ev8	2 classes		25	65,293		−32,557,8
E. Testing the LPA-uv, WMI-uv and NMI-uv models against the null model (SMI-uv)
9. H [d.1]:NMI-uv7	3 classes	H [d.1]|H [b.1]	45	65,211	21	−32,438,8	282,3	87,8
10. H [c.1]:WMI-uv5	3 classes	H [c.1]|H [b.1]	38	65,189	43	−32,453,8	267,5	57,8
11. H [a.1]:LPA-uv1	4 classes	H [a.1]|H [b.1]	42	65,264	−32	−32,476,9	306,1	11,6
The null model:
12. H [b.1]:SMI-uv4	4 classes		36	65,232	N.A.**	−32,482,7	N.A.	N.A.
Notes:
* Null rejected
** N.A. Not Applicable
1. LPA-uv: LPA with unequal variances
2. LPA-ev: LPA with equal variances
3. SoMI-uv: FMM with Strong Measurement invariance - unequal variances
4. SiMI-ev: FMM with Strict Measurement invariance - equal variances
5. WMI-uv: FMM with Weak Measurement invariance - unequal variances
6. WMI-ev: FMM with Weak Measurement invariance - equal variances
7. NMI-uv: FMM with No Measurement invariance - unequal variances
8. NMI-ev: FMM with No Measurement invariance - equal variances