Do Stress Trajectories Predict Mortality in Older Men? Longitudinal Findings from the VA Normative Aging Study

Table 3

Determining the number of classes for stressful life events excluding health items.

Classes	log likelihood	BIC1	AIC	2ΔBIC
1	−13698.23027	−13716.41647	−13703.2	—
2	−13147.60309	−13180.33825	−13156.6	1072.16
3	−13061.26944	−13108.55355	−13074.3	143.57
4	−13051.09206	−13112.92514	−13068.1	−8.74