Table 4 Results of fitting GEE model, EAIC, and EBIC criteria for HR outcome

Intercept

Propofol

Isoflurane

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

−1.97 (2.29)

−1.54 (2.87)

−1.69 (3.40)

0.03 (2.78)

Time

0.16 (0.68)

0.46 (0.38)

0.52 (0.78)

0.44 (0.42)

Interaction (Isoflurane × time)

−0.32 (0.43)

−0.47 (0.24)

−0.28 (0.49)

−0.50 (0.26)

CEAIC

524.98

38.77

23.99

9.43

CEBIC

531.26

47.14

32.36

17.81

CIC

13.01

4.74

3.25

30.27

QIC

71,364.61

71,382.20

79,432.01

73,659.28