Table 4

Measures of the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) along with their corresponding 95% credible intervals

Model 1*Model 2*Model 3*Model 1*Model 2*Model 3*
20102011
AUC values0.770 (0.760 to 0.780)0.770 (0.760 to 0.780)0.772 (0.763 to 0.782)0.691 (0.680 to 0.701)0.691 (0.680 to 0.701)0.696 (0.686 to 0.707)
Differences in AUCReference00.002Reference00.005
20122013
AUC values0.698 (0.684 to 0.712)0.698 (0.684 to 0.712)0.716 (0.701 to 0.730)0.735 (0.722 to 0.748)0.735 (0.722 to 0.748)0.750 (0.737 to 0.763)
Difference in AUCReference00.018Reference00.015
  • *Model 1: an empty model with no fixed effects. Model 2: a two-level model with accreditation. Model 3: a two-level model with accreditation, gender and age.