Table 2:

Model fitting and cross-validation results for scaled CT radiodensity histogram (scanner 2)

CT Histogram
Mean (k = 2)Mode (k = 2)FWHM (k = 1)Skewness (log [age]), (k = 1)Kurtosis (k = 2)σ (k = 1)
Polynomial (age, k)
    R20.770.800.220.700.540.068
    RMSE0.870.851.160.140.350.34
        β028.628.712.70.683.76.3
        β110.210.54.4−0.12−2.30.65
        β2−5.3−6.41.3
Cross-validation (LOOCV)
    RMSE0.930.911.200.150.360.35
    RMSE increase6.9%7.1%3.4%7.1%5.3%3.6%
  • Note:— k indicates order/degree of the polynomial.