Parameter estimates obtained via application of the Cox proportional hazards model and the complementary log-log discrete time hazards model fitted to the 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) cohort data
| Parameter | Cox proportional hazards model* | Complementary log-log discrete time hazards model | ||
| Estimate | Standard error | Estimate | Standard error | |
| Intercept | – | – | −7.063 | 0.115 |
| log(age/70) | – | – | 2.769 | 0.696 |
| log(age/70)2 | – | – | −3.797 | 1.488 |
| Cohort 2 (1922–<1933) | −0.393 | 0.164 | −0.384 | 0.162 |
| Cohort 3 (1933–<1944) | −0.378 | 0.254 | −0.382 | 0.250 |
| Cohort 4 (1944+) | −0.715 | 0.571 | −0.689 | 0.562 |
| log(TCDD exposure score)† | 0.044 | 0.013 | 0.042 | 0.013 |
*Cox proportional hazards regression model adjusted for year of birth cohort (quartiles) and age (the primary time scale for the Cox model).
†Cumulative TCDD score under a 15-year lag.