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Table 2 Fixed effects coefficients (95% CIs) describing effect on PAQ-C/A score calculated when random effect of JAQQ-psychosocial domain and sex were introduced to the model

From: Clinical and psychosocial stress factors are associated with decline in physical activity over time in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Variables (fixed effects)

Estimates

p-value

95% CIs

Intercept

0.188

0.019

0.030

0.345

Number of active joints

−0.094

0.023

−0.176

− 0.012

ESR

−0.150

0.001

−0.224

− 0.076

Age

−0.772

0.001

−0.846

− 0.697

12-month visit

−0.237

0.016

−0.430

− 0.044

24-month visit

−0.295

0.002

−0.486

− 0.104

lme_hierarchial = fitlme (PA,...

[‘PA ~ 1 + Visits+ESR+ Number of active joints +Age+’...

‘(1|JAQQ_ psychosocial) + (1|Sex)’],'FitMethod’,'REML’)

  1. CI confidence interval, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  2. The table shows that the fixed effect and random effect terms significantly affect the response (PAC-C/A)