Spatial analysis of gender variation in the prevalence of hypertension among the middle-aged and elderly population in Zhejiang Province, China

Table 4 Sensitivity analysis with respect to different priors for the precision parameters

Parameter	Priors 1	Priors 2	Priors 3
Parameter	Mean (95 % CI)	Mean (95 % CI)	Mean (95 % CI)
RR for age
Males	0.965 (0.931–1.000)	0.966 (0.931–1.001)	0.966 (0.932–1.002)
Females	1.012 (0.990–1.034)	1.012 (0.991–1.034)	1.012 (0.991–1.034)
RR for obesity
Males	0.928 (0.852–1.007)	0.930 (0.854–1.008)	0.931 (0.856–1.010)
Females	1.019 (0.953–1.089)	1.018 (0.955–1.085)	1.019 (0.954–1.091)
RR for WHtR
Males	1.035 (1.008–1.063)	1.034 (1.007–1.061)	1.034 (1.005–1.062)
Females	1.020 (0.997–1.044)	1.021 (0.999–1.044)	1.020 (0.997–1.043)
η
Males	0.495 (0.021–0.975)	0.506 (0.109–0.897)	0.502 (0.088–0.914)
Females	0.496 (0.022–0.973)	0.498 (0.103–0.896)	0.502 (0.088–0.910)
_δ	1.094 (0.454–2.197)	1.099 (0.447–2.231)	1.090 (0.448–2.247)
DIC(pD)	DIC = 116.188 (pD = 8.327)	DIC = 116.471 (pD = 8.233)	DIC = 116.196 (pD = 8.100)

RR Relative Risk, DIC Deviance information criterion, WHtR Waist-to-height ratio

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