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Table 2 Fit indices for different distributions

From: Statistical modeling of volume of alcohol exposure for epidemiological studies of population health: the US example

Sex

Ethnicity

Age category

Chi-square total

Chi-square up to 100 g pure alcohol per day

   

log-normal

gamma

Weibull

log-normal

gamma

Weibull

Men

White

18 - 34

83.2

89.7

22.9

68.0

89.3

22.6

Men

White

35 - 54

108.1

136.4

24.0

93.0

123.5

18.9

Men

White

55+

174.5

23.6

25.0

136.0

21.5

23.6

Men

Black

18 - 34

19.7

47.8

13.3

17.7

47.8

13.3

Men

Black

35 - 54

42.4

56.6

22.7

38.6

56.4

22.7

Men

Black

55+

14.2

13.2

0.7

12.5

13.0

0.6

Men

Native

18 - 34

8.6

27.6

15.0

8.6

25.8

14.9

Men

Native

35 - 54

9.6

21.5

11.9

8.7

21.1

11.2

Men

Native

55+

3.8

5.7

3.3

3.0

5.0

2.5

Men

Asian/Pac. Islander

18 - 34

4.3

18.9

6.8

4.2

16.8

5.6

Men

Asian/Pac. Islander

35 - 54

7.1

28.0

12.6

6.6

26.4

11.5

Men

Asian/Pac. Islander

55+

5.0

11.2

6.2

4.5

10.7

5.7

Men

Hispanic

18 - 34

21.2

94.4

20.4

21.2

88.7

16.9

Men

Hispanic

35 - 54

42.9

63.9

14.2

27.3

62.1

13.8

Men

Hispanic

55+

8.9

21.3

5.5

8.5

18.7

4.7

Women

White

18 - 34

42.4

243.0

53.0

29.5

221.7

43.6

Women

White

35 - 54

206.0

81.0

27.1

122.6

68.5

25.7

Women

White

55+

220.9

44.6

28.2

102.9

39.8

27.5

Women

Black

18 - 34

9.9

116.8

15.9

9.8

111.1

13.1

Women

Black

35 - 54

33.5

58.5

8.1

26.7

53.8

7.2

Women

Black

55+

9.3

24.0

4.7

9.2

22.4

4.2

Women

Native

18 - 34

4.2

18.1

6.2

3.9

18.1

6.0

Women

Native

35 - 54

7.4

26.5

11.7

6.8

25.7

10.9

Women

Native

55+

3.4

5.6

3.2

2.9

5.1

2.7

Women

Asian/Pac. Islander

18 - 34

3.2

49.5

14.0

3.0

48.8

13.1

Women

Asian/Pac. Islander

35 - 54

6.0

4.3

4.8

5.5

3.8

4.3

Women

Asian/Pac. Islander

55+

5.4

4.8

5.1

4.9

4.3

4.6

Women

Hispanic

18 - 34

9.1

140.3

17.6

8.4

133.8

14.4

Women

Hispanic

35 - 54

13.7

34.4

6.6

12.9

29.5

2.8

Women

Hispanic

55+

6.7

10.2

3.5

6.4

8.3

2.0