Past and projected trends of body mass index and weight status in South Australia: 2003 to 2019

Abstract Objective: Functional data analysis (FDA) is a forecasting approach that, to date, has not been applied to obesity, and that may provide more accurate forecasting analysis to manage uncertainty in public health. This paper uses FDA to provide projections of Body Mass Index (BMI), overweight...

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Main Authors: Gilly A. Hendrie, Shahid Ullah, Jane A. Scott, John Gray, Narelle Berry, Sue Booth, Patricia Carter, Lynne Cobiac, John Coveney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-12-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12442