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This function constructs a combined table containing:

  • ETA variances (e.g., eta.cl, eta.vc), which represent inter-individual variability (IIV) in pharmacokinetic parameters;

  • Derived covariances (e.g., cov.eta_cl_vc) computed from ETA variances and assumed pairwise correlations.

Usage

getOmegas()

Value

A data.frame with columns: Parameters, Methods, and Values.

Details

ETA variances are initialized to 0.1 by default. Correlations within defined omega blocks (block 1: eta.vmax, eta.km; block 2: eta.cl, eta.vc, eta.vp, eta.vp2, eta.q, eta.q2) are assumed to be 0.1 and used to compute covariances as: $$Cov(i, j) = sqrt(Var_i) * sqrt(Var_j) * Corr(i, j)$$

The resulting output format aligns with Recommended_initial_estimates.

Examples

getOmegas()
#>         Parameters                  Methods Values
#> 1           eta.ka             fixed_values    0.1
#> 2           eta.cl             fixed_values    0.1
#> 3           eta.vc             fixed_values    0.1
#> 4           eta.vp             fixed_values    0.1
#> 5            eta.q             fixed_values    0.1
#> 6          eta.vp2             fixed_values    0.1
#> 7           eta.q2             fixed_values    0.1
#> 8         eta.vmax             fixed_values    0.1
#> 9           eta.km             fixed_values    0.1
#> 10 cor.eta_vmax_km eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 11   cor.eta_cl_vc eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 12   cor.eta_cl_vp eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 13  cor.eta_cl_vp2 eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 14    cor.eta_cl_q eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 15   cor.eta_cl_q2 eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 16   cor.eta_vc_vp eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 17  cor.eta_vc_vp2 eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 18    cor.eta_vc_q eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 19   cor.eta_vc_q2 eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 20  cor.eta_vp_vp2 eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 21    cor.eta_vp_q eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 22   cor.eta_vp_q2 eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 23   cor.eta_vp2_q eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 24  cor.eta_vp2_q2 eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01
#> 25    cor.eta_q_q2 eta_corr_derived (r=0.1)   0.01