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Table 3 Predicted versus True 0.50 Quantiles using the 0.15 Quantile as a Predictor Variable based on a linear model with an interaction term.

From: Early prediction of median survival among a large AIDS surveillance cohort

 

Data as of December 31, 1996

Data as of December 31, 2001

   

Observed Quantiles

     

Cohort

n

largest follow-up time (months)

0.15 (A)

0.50 (B)

Predicted 0.50 Quantile† (C)

largest follow-up time (months)

"True" 0.15 Quantile§ (D)

True 0.50 Quantile‡ (E)

Difference (C – E)

831

140

167

2

12

9

227

2

12

-3

832

154

164

2

11

10

224

1

11

-1

833

204

161

1

10

9

221

1

10

-1

834

205

158

1

10

9

218

1

11

-2

841

277

155

2

10

11

215

1

10

1

842

315

152

1

9

10

212

1

11

-1

843

397

149

2

12

12

209

1

11

1

844

418

146

2

10

12

206

1

9

3

851

531

143

1

10

11

203

1

10

1

852

624

140

1

10

11

200

1

10

1

853

718

137

1

11

12

197

1

10

2

854

689

134

1

11

12

194

1

10

2

861

876

131

1

10

13

191

1

10

3

862

955

128

1

10

13

188

1

10

3

863

1113

125

1

11

13

185

1

11

2

864

1110

122

1

14

14

182

1

15

-1

871

1316

119

1

15

14

179

1

14

0

872

1474

116

1

16

14

176

1

15

-1

873

1484

113

1

17

15

173

2

17

-2

874

1425

110

2

17

16

170

2

17

-1

881

1649

107

2

18

17

167

2

18

-1

882

1658

104

2

19

17

164

3

19

-2

883

1759

101

2

18

17

161

2

18

-1

884

1693

98

1

18

16

158

1

18

-2

891

1930

95

2

19

18

155

2

18

0

892

2187

92

2

20

18

152

2

19

-1

893

2047

89

3

20

20

149

3

21

-1

894

1997

86

2

19

19

146

2

18

1

901

2265

83

2

21

19

143

3

22

-3

902

2243

80

3

21

21

140

4

22

-1

903

2285

77

3

19

21

137

3

20

1

904

2139

74

3

20

22

134

3

20

2

911

2611

71

5

21

24

131

5

22

2

912

2543

68

4

23

23

128

4

23

0

913

2845

65

4

23

24

125

4

23

1

914

2930

62

5

24

25

122

5

24

1

921

3227

59

7

27

28

119

8

27

1

922

2920

56

7

28

28

116

7

28

0

923

2971

53

7

28

28

113

7

27

1

924

3061

50

7

30

29

110

7

29

0

931

3264

47

9

32

31

107

9

31

0

932

2903

44

8

32

31

104

8

32

-1

933

2788

41

9

*

32

101

9

32

0

934

2624

38

9

*

32

98

9

40

-8

941

2766

35

8

*

32

95

9

46

-14

942

2518

32

7

*

31

92

8

80

-49

943

2335

29

9

*

33

89

9

*

 

944

2203

26

9

*

34

86

8

*

 

951

2451

23

10

*

35

83

9

*

 

952

2245

20

11

*

36

80

10

*

 

953

1949

17

8

*

34

77

9

*

 

954

1860

14

10

*

36

74

9

*

 

961

1894

11

*

*

*

71

12

*

 

962

1488

8

5

*

31

68

16

*

 

963

1225

5

*

*

*

65

16

*

 

964

475

2

*

*

*

62

9

*

 
  1. * denotes that the observed quantile could not be estimated from the data.
  2. † The predicted 0.50 quantile is based on HARS data as of December 31, 1996.
  3. §The true 0.15 quantile is based on HARS data as of December 31, 2001.
  4. ‡ The true 0.50 quantile is based on HARS data as of December 31, 2001.