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Table 1 Model specifications

From: Modeling effect of the septic condition and trauma on C-reactive protein levels in children with sepsis: a retrospective study

Model

Level 1

Level 2

Unconditional means model

Y ij = β0i+ e ij

β0i= γ00 + u0i

Unconditional growth model

Y ij = β0i+ β1iTIME ij + β2iTIME ij *TIME ij + e ij

β0i= γ00 + u0i

  

β1i= γ10 + u1i

  

β2i= γ20 + u2i

Model A

Y ij = β0i+ β1iTIME ij + β2iTIME ij *TIME ij + e ij

β0i= γ00 + γ01SEP i + u0i

  

β1i= γ10 + γ11SEP i + u1i

  

β2i= γ20 + u2i

Model B

Y ij = β0i+ β1iTIME ij + β2iTIME ij *TIME ij + e ij

β0i= γ00 + γ01SEP i + γ02DG i + u0i

  

β1i= γ10 + γ11SEP i + u1i

  

β2i= γ20 + u2i