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. 2021 Feb 23;21:22. doi: 10.1186/s12873-021-00415-5

Table 3.

Multilevel models parameter estimates for ambient noise level LAeq

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
β 95%CI P β 95%CI P β 95%CI P
Fixed Part
Intercept 58.93 56.83 56.8
Intervention effect
 Phase 1 (without visual signal) Ref < 10−3 Ref < 10−3 < 10−3
 Phase 2 (with visual signal) −4.28 [−5.04; − 3.52] −4.19 [−4.63; − 3.74] − 4.19 [− 4.63; − 3.75]
Period
 Night (09:00 PM – 07:00 AM) Ref < 10− 3 Ref < 10− 3
 Day (07:00 AM – 09:00 PM) 1.51 [1.17; 1.85] 1.53 [1.19; 1.87]
Number of calls per minute
 0 Ref 0.74 0.97
 1–2 −0.03 [−0.22; 0.17] 0.03 [−0.25; 0.31]
 ≥ 3 0.06 [−0.2; 0.31] 0,00 [−0.58; 0.58]
Number EMDC workers
 8–9 Ref < 10−3 < 10− 3
 10–17 1.41 [0.88; 1.94] 1.36 [0.77; 1.95]
 18–20 1.72 [0.79; 2.64] 2.76 [1.6; 3.92]
Tnteraction between the number of calls per minute and the number of EMDC workers Ref
0 call per minute 0.04
1–2 calls per minute / 10–17 workers −0.01 [−0.41; 0.39]
≥ 3 calls per minute / 10–17 workers 0.24 [−0.43; 0.90]
1–2 calls per minute / 18–20 workers −1.1 [−1.97; −0.22]
≥ 3 calls per minute / 18–20 workers −1.16 [−2.16; −0.16]
Random Part
Level2: Time block 1.58 0.39 0.38
Level1: Minute 13.93 13.88 13.87
−2*loglikelihood: 47,398.11 47,308.62 47,298.37
Units: Time block 46 46 46
Units: Minute 8640 8640 8640

CI Confidence Interval