Table 1 Parameter values describing the parsimonious model
Model Parameters | HBV | 95% C. I. | HCV | 95% C. I. | Global | 95% C. I. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
g(t) trend in the FOI by year 1999–2003 | ||||||
1999–2003 | 0.1079 | (0.0840–0.1327) | 0.1608 | (0.1314–0.1942) | ||
h(τ) trend in the FOI by injecting career length | ||||||
<1 | 1 | fixed | Same as HBV | |||
1+ | 0.3272 | (0.2359–0.4443) | Same as HBV | |||
HBV background prevalence b | 0 | (0.0–0.0161) | ||||
Frailty θ | 0.6566 | (0.5305–0.8224) | ||||
U -0.132 | -2.524 | |||||
V 0.117 | 0.026 | |||||
W 63.99 | 77.52 | |||||
Z 295.5 | 19.49 | |||||