Effect

Continuous Covariates

Dichotomized Covariates

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

AAA

1.014

1.012 - 1.017

1.68

1.48 - 1.90

LOS

1.013

1.011 - 1.015

2.42

1.48 - 3.97

${\sigma }_b^2=3.24\pm 0.50$

${\sigma }_b^2=3.56\pm 0.54$

Scaled deviance = 0.62

Scaled deviance = 0.65

−2 Res log-likelihood = 477379

−2 Res log pseudo-likelihood = 478461