Table 2 Comparison of various second-stage repeated-measure meta-analytical models to examine age-specific associations between heat and all-cause mortality in Case Study 3. The table report if clustering is accounted for, the parametrisation of age, the I2 index and information criteria
Clustering | Age parametrisation | I2 (%) | AIC | BIC | LR test for age (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 0 | No | Categorical | 36.0 | -480.99 | -367.82 | 0.004 |
Model 1 | Yes | Categorical | 36.0 | -553.06 | -439.38 | < 0.001 |
Model 2 | Yes | Linear | 36.9 | -543.27 | -450.26 | < 0.001 |
Model 3 | Yes | Non-Linear | 36.0 | -553.06 | -439.38 | < 0.001 |