Trial Characteristics and Appropriateness of Statistical Methods Applied for Design and Analysis of Randomized School-Based Studies Addressing Weight-Related Issues: A Literature Review

Trial Characteristics and Appropriateness of Statistical Methods Applied for Design and Analysis of Randomized School-Based Studies Addressing Weight-Related Issues: A Literature Review

Objective. To evaluate whether clustering effects, often quantified by the intracluster correlation coefficient (ICC), were appropriately accounted for in design and analysis of school-based trials. Methods. We searched PubMed and extracted variables concerning study characteristics, power analysis,...

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Main Authors: Moonseong Heo, Singh R. Nair, Judith Wylie-Rosett, Myles S. Faith, Angelo Pietrobelli, Nancy R. Glassman, Sarah N. Martin, Stephanie Dickinson, David B. Allison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Obesity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8767315

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