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Table 4 Fixed effect parameter estimates (95% confidence intervals) for other LCS model specifications of weekly alcohol consumption and mental health symptoms in the Whitehall II study a
| Age and sex adjusted | Fully adjustedb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | MCS | Alcohol | MCS | |
| Baseline | ||||
| Intercept | 17.15*** (16.73 to 17.57) | 51.57*** (51.31 to 51.82) | 17.63*** (16.69 to 18.57) | 53.46*** (52.86 to 54.05) |
| Slope (α) | 4.82*** (3.26 to 6.39) | 5.34 (-8.16 to 18.85) | 5.22*** (3.56 to 6.89) | 7.77 (-4.69 to 20.24) |
| Autoproportional (β) | -0.43*** (-0.53 to -0.33) | -0.08 (-0.34 to 0.18) | -0.42*** (-0.52 to -0.33) | -0.12 (-0.36 to 0.11) |
| Coupling (γ) | – | – | – | – |
| Alcohol → ΔMCS model | ||||
| Intercept | 17.15*** (16.73 to 17.57) | 51.57*** (51.31 to 51.83) | 17.63*** (16.7 to 18.57) | 53.47*** (52.87 to 54.06) |
| Slope (α) | 4.83*** (3.26 to 6.39) | 7.86 (-8.21 to 23.94) | 5.23*** (3.56 to 6.89) | 10.82 (-3.90 to 25.55) |
| Autoproportional (β) | -0.43*** (-0.53 to -0.33) | -0.12 (-0.41 to 0.17) | -0.43*** (-0.52 to -0.33) | -0.17 (-0.42 to 0.09) |
| Coupling (γ) | -0.03 (-0.15 to 0.09) | – | -0.04 (-0.15 to 0.08) | – |
| Reciprocal Δ model | ||||
| Intercept | 17.11*** (16.69 to 17.54) | 51.55*** (51.29 to 51.81) | 17.59*** (16.65 to 18.53) | 53.42*** (52.83 to 54.02) |
| Slope (α) | 21.49** (9.07 to 33.92) | 8.72 (-6.03 to 23.47) | 23.20*** (11.42 to 34.99) | 11.05 (-2.70 to 24.79) |
| Autoproportional (β) | -0.50*** (-0.60 to -0.40) | -0.13 (-0.40 to 0.14) | -0.50*** (-0.59 to -0.40) | -0.17 (-0.41 to 0.08) |
| Coupling (γ) | -0.05 (-0.16 to 0.06) | -0.30** (-0.52 to -0.07) | -0.06 (-0.16 to 0.05) | -0.31** (-0.52 to -0.11) |
