The γ-Gompertz estimates for Polish Olympic Athletes and the general population born from 1890 to 1959
| 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | Lower | Upper | |
| Cohort I: 1890–1919 | |||
| Olympic athletes | |||
| a | 0.00010 | 0.00000 | 0.38284 |
| b | 0.08616 | 0.04732 | 0.15687 |
| γ | 0.34274 | 0.00162 | 72.65723 |
| General population | |||
| a | 0.00276 | 0.00266 | 0.00285 |
| b | 0.09762 | 0.09707 | 0.09817 |
| γ | 0.14099 | 0.13579 | 0.14640 |
| Cohort II: 1920–1959 | |||
| Olympic athletes | |||
| a | 0.00005 | 0.00000 | 0.03921 |
| b | 0.08467 | 0.04995 | 0.14352 |
| γ | 1.15127 | 0.54109 | 2.44959 |
| General population | |||
| a | 0.00196 | 0.00192 | 0.00201 |
| b | 0.08327 | 0.08282 | 0.08371 |
| γ | 0.22621 | 0.21741 | 0.23536 |
The estimates were obtained from MLE and were expressed to the nearest five decimal place. Parameters: a represents the magnitude of the hazard; b represents the rate of ageing; γ represents unobserved heterogeneity.