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Table 1 Parameter estimates (standard errors) from logistic regression models for FP's

From: Estimating the cumulative risk of false positive cancer screenings

 

Narrow FP

Broad FP

 

initial model

final model

final model

model for initial FP

α0

-4.30 (.13)

-4.14 (.06)

-2.37 (.05)

α age (2)

.23 (.17)

 

.15 (.07)

α age (3)

.29 (.17)

 

-.01 (.08)

α age (4)

.13 (.19)

 

.05 (.08)

α age (5)

.00 (.22)

 

-.02 (.09)

model for subsequent FP's

β0

-4.81 (.18)

-4.89 (.06)

-2.85 (.07)

β age (2)

.24 (.19)

 

-.02 (.07)

β age (3)

.00 (.19)

 

-.16 (.08)

β age (4)

-.32 (.21)

 

-.28 (.08)

β age (5)

.07 (.21)

 

-.24 (.08)

β time (2)

-.02 (.11)

 

-.13 (.05)

β time (3)

.10 (.20)

 

-.22 (.09)

β time (4)

.12 (.22)

 

-.08 (.09)

β screen (3)

-.30 (.13)

 

-.11 (.05)

β screen (4)

-.07 (.13)

 

-.22 (.06)

β FP(1)

2.35 (.14)

2.34 (.14)

1.64 (.05)