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Table 1 Model Checking

From: Consequence of War on Diabetic Mellitus patients in Tigray region, Ethiopia: a longitudinal study

1.1. Checking for model extension

1.2. Comparison of models to check whether random effect(s) are needed.

1.3. Comparison of Models to select the best on for parameter estimation. 

Model

Log likelihood

Model

AIC

Log Likelihood(LL)

Model

F-value

P-value

1: With no random effect

-58558.95

Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM)

107060.0

-53519.0

Linear

24.012

<0.0001

2: With only random intercept

-58105.2

Nonlinear Mixed Model (NLMM)

116587

-58287.5

Quadratic

65.0527

<0.0001

3: With random intercept and random slope

-56624.1

   

Cubic

53.9426

<0.0001

4: Random intercept and quadratic slope

-54935.45

   

Quartic

41.1079

 0.0787

5: With random intercept and cubic slope

-53518.95