Table 2 Comparison of model fit in predicting PTSD symptoms using linear, squared, cubic, and decile terms for testosterone (always including lower order variables), with and without covariates.

From: Associations between testosterone and future PTSD symptoms among middle age and older UK residents

Model

Variables in Models

Males

Females

n

R2

logλ

p-value

n

R2

logλ

p-value

1-1

TT

62,565

0.0004

−153606

1.00E-08

67,906

0.0002

−175902

8.19E-04

1-2

TT+TT2

62,565

0.001

−153589

ref.

67,906

0.0003

−175897

ref.

1–3

TT+TT2+TT3

62,565

0.001

−153589

0.40

67,906

0.0004

−175896

0.23

1–4

Decile TT

62,565

0.0008

−153593

0.32

67,906

0.0004

−175895

0.73

2-1

TT + Covariates

61,631

0.0287

−150211

3.70E-05

66,923

0.029

−172122

1.09E-04

2-2

TT+TT2 + Covariates

61,631

0.029

−150202

ref.

66,923

0.0293

−172115

ref.

2-3

TT+TT2+TT3 + Covariates

61,631

0.029

−150202

0.42

66,923

0.0293

−172114

0.43

2–4

Decile TT + Covariates

61,631

0.0289

−150204

0.87

66,923

0.0293

−172111

0.49

  1. Covariates were age, time of collection, BMI, ethnicity, and Townsend deprivation index.
  2. TT total testosterone, Log\(\lambda\) log-likelihood.