Table 2 BIC indices for quadratic and linear models
| Â | BIC Indices at 6 months before death | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Quadratic Model | Linear Model |
Northern | ||
  Denmark | 5438.901 | 4607.310 |
 Sweden | 6193.397 | 5170.451 |
Western | ||
 Austria | 4722.989 | 4165.836 |
 Belgium | 6101.545 | 5397.893 |
 France | 5114.072 | 4489.354 |
 Germany | 2538.958 | 2296.394 |
 Switzerland | 2315.370 | 2011.174 |
Eastern | ||
 Czech | 5264.216 | 4792.537 |
 Poland | 3008.825 | 2571.088 |
Southern | ||
 Italy | 6985.237 | 5993.559 |
 Spain | 11228.581 | 10186.947 |
 Greece | 5503.197 | 4223.329 |
 Slovenia | 1821.028 | 1762.04 |
 Israel | 4508.526 | 4013.185 |