Table 2 Linear mixed modeling: synergistic effects of time, gender, and family cancer history on QOL-lung cancer specific symptoms
Parameter | Estimate | SE | df | t | P | 95% Confidence Intervals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||||||
Results for QOL-lung cancer physical symptoms: analysis with main effects only (no interaction terms) | |||||||
Intercept | 26.28 | 1.43 | 162.03 | 18.36 | <.01 | 23.45 | 29.10 |
Emotional QOL (covariate) | −0.18 | 0.04 | 99.57 | −4.11 | <.01 | −0.27 | −0.09 |
Social QOL (covariate) | −0.13 | 0.05 | 99.33 | −2.83 | .01 | −0.23 | −0.04 |
Family cancer history | 2.22 | 1.24 | 99.44 | 1.79 | .08 | −0.24 | 4.68 |
Gender | −0.62 | 1.33 | 99.68 | −0.47 | .64 | −3.27 | 2.02 |
Time | −7.52 | 0.76 | 122.15 | −9.85 | <.01 | −9.03 | −6.01 |
Results for QOL-lung cancer physical symptoms: analysis with interaction terms | |||||||
Intercept | 25.96 | 1.40 | 164.12 | 18.60 | <.01 | 23.21 | 28.72 |
Emotional QOL (covariate) | −0.16 | 0.04 | 99.88 | −3.68 | <.01 | −0.24 | −0.07 |
Social QOL (covariate) | −0.14 | 0.05 | 99.53 | −3.03 | <.01 | −0.23 | −0.05 |
Family cancer history | 2.97 | 1.41 | 162.46 | 2.10 | .04 | 0.18 | 5.76 |
Gender | 0.13 | 1.49 | 155.71 | 0.09 | .93 | −2.80 | 3.07 |
Gender * Family cancer history | −1.94 | 1.41 | 162.53 | −1.38 | .17 | −4.73 | 0.84 |
Time | −7.61 | 0.75 | 121.39 | −10.09 | <.01 | −9.10 | −6.11 |
Time * Family cancer history | −0.62 | 0.75 | 121.39 | −0.82 | .41 | −2.11 | 0.88 |
Time * Gender | −0.74 | 0.75 | 121.38 | −0.98 | .33 | −2.23 | 0.75 |
Time * Gender* Family cancer history | −1.32 | 0.75 | 121.38 | −1.75 | .08 | −2.81 | 0.17 |