MQL Estimation of Mixed Effects Log-linear Regression Model (Random Intercept and Slope)
Analysis Excluding Patient 49 (Potential Outlier)
Clinical Trial of Epileptic Patients

The GLIMMIX Procedure

Model Information
Data Set WORK.SEIZURE
Response Variable y
Response Distribution Poisson
Link Function Log
Variance Function Default
Offset Variable ltime
Variance Matrix Blocked By id
Estimation Technique Residual MPL
Degrees of Freedom Method Containment
Fixed Effects SE Adjustment Sandwich - Classical

Class Level Information
Class Levels Values
id 58 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

Number of Observations Read 290
Number of Observations Used 290

Dimensions
G-side Cov. Parameters 3
Columns in X 4
Columns in Z per Subject 2
Subjects (Blocks in V) 58
Max Obs per Subject 5

Optimization Information
Optimization Technique Dual Quasi-Newton
Parameters in Optimization 3
Lower Boundaries 2
Upper Boundaries 0
Fixed Effects Profiled
Starting From Data

Iteration History
Iteration Restarts Subiterations Objective
Function
Change Max
Gradient
0 0 9 1172.3044589 2.00000000 0.000884
1 0 7 906.87790747 0.86327170 0.005768
2 0 6 933.0571182 0.12288202 1.645E-6
3 0 5 933.44539182 0.00305874 3.966E-8
4 0 1 933.44548815 0.00000151 0.00003
5 0 1 933.44548815 0.00000834 0.000064
6 0 1 933.44548815 0.00001158 0.000016
7 0 1 933.44548815 0.00001276 0.000051
8 0 1 933.44548815 0.00000959 0.000011
9 0 1 933.44548815 0.00000344 0.000024
10 0 1 933.44548815 0.00000443 6.156E-6
11 0 0 933.44548815 0.00000000 6.156E-6

Convergence criterion (PCONV=1.11022E-8) satisfied.

Fit Statistics
-2 Res Log Pseudo-Likelihood 933.45
Generalized Chi-Square 731.29
Gener. Chi-Square / DF 2.56

Estimated G Matrix
Effect Row Col1 Col2
Intercept 1 0.5182 -0.01269
time 2 -0.01269 0.3697

Covariance Parameter Estimates
Cov Parm Subject Estimate Standard Error
UN(1,1) id 0.5182 0.1043
UN(2,1) id -0.01269 0.06604
UN(2,2) id 0.3697 0.08339

Solutions for Fixed Effects
Effect Estimate Standard Error DF t Value Pr > |t|
Intercept 1.3476 0.1574 56 8.56 <.0001
time 0.1118 0.1159 56 0.96 0.3389
trt -0.1068 0.1937 174 -0.55 0.5820
time*trt -0.3024 0.1711 174 -1.77 0.0789

Type III Tests of Fixed Effects
Effect Num DF Den DF F Value Pr > F
time 1 56 0.93 0.3389
trt 1 174 0.30 0.5820
time*trt 1 174 3.12 0.0789