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Table 2 The E-M iteration results for a three-state Markov model

From: Estimation of progression of multi-state chronic disease using the Markov model and prevalence pool concept

 

Parameter

Iteration

λ 1 (95% CI)

λ 2 (95% CI)

Overall

  

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0.1176

1

0.0108

0.1141

2

0.0108

0.1141

3

0.0108

0.1142

 

(0.0045~0.0258)

(0.0614~0.2122)

≥ 50 yrs

  

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0.1176

1

0.0151

0.0926

2

0.0151

0.0926

3

0.0151

0.0926

 

(0.0049~0.0470)

(0.0416~0.2062)

<50 yrs

  

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0.1176

1

0.0075

0.1934

2

0.0075

0.1933

3

0.0075

0.1933

 

0.0075

0.1933

 

(0.0019~0.0300)

(0.0732~0.5099)

  1. λ 1:normal → asymptomatic λ 2:asymptomatic → symptomatic
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

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