Regression models for linking patterns of growth to a later outcome: infant growth and childhood overweight

Regression models for linking patterns of growth to a later outcome: infant growth and childhood overweight

Abstract Background Regression models are widely used to link serial measures of anthropometric size or changes in size to a later outcome. Different parameterisations of these models enable one to target different questions about the effect of growth, however, their interpretation can be challengin...

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Main Authors: Andrew K. Wills, Bjørn Heine Strand, Kari Glavin, Richard J. Silverwood, Ragnhild Hovengen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Conditional regression modelling
Growth
Growth patterns
Model parameterisations
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0143-1

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