Table 2.
Parameters specification for the final Hierarchical Linear Model with standard errors (SE) and confidence intervals. Running performance (V3000 m speed, in km·h) is the dependent variable. V4 and vVOmax are in km·h.
Parameter
Estimate(SE)
95% Confidence Interval
Fixed effect
Intercept
19.86 (.13)
19.61 — 20.11
Time
-.06 (.02)
-.10 — -.02
V4
.43 (.09)
.25 — .61
vVO
2
max
.32 (.10)
.12 — .52
Random effects
Variance
BMI (Baseline)
.54
*
Level 1 error
.45
* significant at p < 0.001