Table 5.
Comparison of random effects of the different chronic conditions on the nested models
| Variance of intercept (1,1) | Percentage of variance change from previous models | Variance of slope (1,1) | Percentage of variance change from previous models | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | Model 0 | 8.516 | 0.105 | ||
| Model 1 | 6.664 | 21.7 | 0.084 | 20.0 | |
| Model 2 | 5.968 | 10.4 | 0.081 | 3.6 | |
| Model 3 | 3.208 | 46.2 | 0.043 | 46.9 | |
| Heart disease | Model 0 | 10.310 | 0.102 | ||
| Model 1 | 8.214 | 20.3 | 0.077 | 24.5 | |
| Model 2 | 7.251 | 11.7 | 0.074 | 3.9 | |
| Model 3 | 4.355 | 39.9 | 0.041 | 44.6 | |
| Stroke | Model 0 | 38.806 | 0.097 | ||
| Model 1 | 26.718 | 31.1 | 0.080 | 17.5 | |
| Model 2 | 26.718 | 0.0 | 0.087 | −8.8 | |
| Model 3 | 15.980 | 40.2 | 0.054 | 37.9 | |
| Diabetes | Model 0 | 14.373 | 0.150 | ||
| Model 1 | 11.386 | 20.8 | 0.121 | 19.3 | |
| Model 2 | 10.880 | 4.4 | 0.118 | 2.5 | |
| Model 3 | 6.172 | 43.3 | 0.053 | 55.1 | |
| Cancer | Model 0 | 18.385 | 0.146 | ||
| Model 1 | 12.678 | 31.0 | 0.119 | 18.5 | |
| Model 2 | 11.063 | 12.7 | 0.127 | −6.7 | |
| Model 3 | 2.925 | 73.6 | 0.055 | 56.7 | |
| Lung disease | Model 0 | 15.855 | 0.111 | ||
| Model 1 | 10.276 | 35.2 | 0.065 | 41.4 | |
| Model 2 | 9.553 | 7.0 | 0.061 | 6.2 | |
| Model 3 | 3.316 | 65.3 | 0.000 | 100.0 | |
| Arthritis | Model 0 | 7.907 | 0.084 | ||
| Model 1 | 5.965 | 24.6 | 0.059 | 29.8 | |
| Model 2 | 5.495 | 7.9 | 0.056 | 5.1 | |
| Model 3 | 2.575 | 53.1 | 0.025 | 55.4 |
Model 0: Duration after diagnosis and (duration after diagnosis)2
Model 1: Model 0 + age at diagnosis (centered to 70 years old), gender, education level
Model 2: Model 1 + number of comorbidities over time
Model 3: Model 2 + depression status over time