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Table 6 Model fit indices of the ACE regression models between later exercise behavior and early motor development

From: Genetic confounding in the association of early motor development with childhood and adolescent exercise behavior

Baseline Model

Model

Model fit indices

−2LL

AIC

χ2

∆df

p-value

Males

      
 

ACE regression model

156338.7

156488.7

—

—

—

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βA = 0, βC = 0, βE = 0

156578.6

156680.6

239.9

24

1.6e-37*

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βA = 0

156367.1

156501.1

28.4

8

0.0004*

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βC = 0

156350.5

156484.5

11.8

8

0.158

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βE = 0

156358.4

156492.4

19.7

8

0.013

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βC = 0 & βE = 0

156366.2

156484.2

27.5

16

0.036

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βC = 0 & βA = 0

156495.7

156613.7

157.0

16

3.2e-25*

Females

      
 

ACE regression model

154148.9

154298.9

—

—

—

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βA = 0, βC = 0, βE = 0

154268.4

154370.4

119.5

24

1.2e-14*

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βA = 0

154156.0

154290.0

7.15

8

0.23

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βC = 0

154156.8

154290.8

7.90

8

0.44

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βE = 0

154168.8

154302.8

19.95

8

0.010*

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βC = 0 & βE = 0

154174.7

154292.7

25.80

16

0.057

ACE regression model

ACE regression model, βC = 0 & βA = 0

154215.8

154333.8

66.93

16

3.4e-08*

  1. Note βA, βC, and βE represents the genetic (βA), shared environmental (βC), and unique environmental (βE) regression of exercise behaviors on early motor development. Submodels set various regression coefficients to zero. For example, βA = 0 is the model with the regression of the latent A factors for the exercise behaviors on the latent A’s for motor milestone achievement before age 2 and gross motor competence at age 5 set to zero.
  2. * p < 0.01