Table 2.
Model selection for past trends of overweight and obesity
| Model | DIC | WAIC |
|---|---|---|
| Overweight | ||
| APC | 59,870,210 | 43,824,652 |
| AP | 60,028,035 | 43,825,596 |
| AC | 60,490,979 | 44,267,784 |
| P | 63,242,295 | 47,049,883 |
| APC + F | 58,456,210 | 42,435,966 |
| Obesity | ||
| APC | 33,646,425 | 19,654,269 |
| AP | 33,770,297 | 19,607,961 |
| ACa | NA | NA |
| Pa | 34,992,302 | 19,899,193 |
| APC + F | 33,142,627 | 19,542,554 |
aOnly converted when prior values were fixed
Abbreviations: APC Age-Period-Cohort, AP Age-Period, AC Age-Cohort, P Period, APC + F Age-Period-Cohort and covariates, DIC Deviance information criterion, WAIC Watanabe–Akaike information criterion