Skip to main content

Table 2 BIC, Calinski-Harabasz Criterion, and Hierarchical Ascending Classification Criterion Values and Predicted Proportions of the Group-Based Trajectory Models

From: Patterns and predictive factors of loss of the independence trajectory among community-dwelling older adults

  

Number of patients by group (%)

GBTM

Models

Groups, kb

BIC

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

-3229

66.1

33.9

2

3

-2424

53

32.5

14.5

3

4

− 2669

39.9

28.8

22.2

8.9

4

5

− 2615

18.3

31.9

20.3

20.7

8.7

5

6

− 2579

17.1

30

21

17.6

10.5

3.6

6

7

− 2595

15

25.7

16.4

12.9

16.1

10.2

3.4

K-means

Models

Groups, kb

Calinski-Harabasz criterion

       

1

2

402

58.4

41.6

2

3

378

35.7

38

26.2

-

3

4

317

33.5

28.9

13.6

24

4

5

351

33

28.9

13.1

1.4

23.5

5

6

313

34.8

27.1

6.3

6.8

16.7

8.1

6

7

296

11.3

23.1

2.3

7.7

25.8

9.5

20.4

HACa

Models

Groups, kb

Ward criterion

       

1

2

16

70.6

29.4

2

3

10

59.7

27.6

12.7

3

4

6

59.3

25.4

12.7

2.7

4

5

5

33

26.7

17.6

19.5

3.2

5

6

5

32.1

28.5

16.7

7.7

12.2

2.7

6

7

4

32.1

28.5

16.7

6.8

8.1

5.4

2.3

  1. aHierarchical ascending classification
  2. bk, number of groups