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Table 2 Summaries of fitting different age-period-cohort models to all-cause mortality data from the perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-contaminated Red area. 1980–2018

From: All-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality in the population of a large Italian area contaminated by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (1980–2018)

 

Marginal likelihood ratio (degrees of freedom)

Males

Females

Age

147 (125)

131 (125)

Age + drift

144 (124)

126 (124)

Age + drift + cohort

94 (101)

105 (101)

Age + drift + period

117 (118)

109 (118)

Age + drift + cohort + period

87 (95)

95 (95)

  1. The Red area includes the 30 municipalities in the provinces of Vicenza, Padua and Verona (northern Italy) connected to the PFAS-contaminated aqueduct