Table 2. Parameters specification for the final Hierarchical Linear Model with standard errors (SE) and confidence intervals. Running performance (V3000 m speed, in km·h) is the dependent variable. V4 and vVOmax are in km·h.
| Parameter |
Estimate(SE) |
95% Confidence Interval |
| Fixed effect |
|
|
| Intercept |
19.86 (.13) |
19.61 — 20.11 |
| Time |
-.06 (.02) |
-.10 — -.02 |
| V4 |
.43 (.09) |
.25 — .61 |
| vVO2max |
.32 (.10) |
.12 — .52 |
| Random effects |
Variance |
|
| BMI (Baseline) |
.54 * |
|
| Level 1 error |
.45 |
|
* significant at p < 0.001
