CHATHAM BLOOD-PRESSURE STUDY - APPLICATION OF BAYESIAN GROWTH CURVE MODELS TO A LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF BLOOD-PRESSURE IN CHILDREN

被引:15
作者
DARBY, SC
FEARN, T
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL, DEPT STAT & COMP SCI, LONDON WC1E 6BT, ENGLAND
[2] ST THOMAS HOSP & MED SCH, SCH MED, DEPT COMMUNITY MED, LONDON SE1 7EH, ENGLAND
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10.1093/ije/8.1.15
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Recent developments in statistics produce powerful methods that facilitate the analysis of longitudinal studies. These methods are illustrated by an analysis of a longitudinal study of blood pressure in children. A clear tendency for blood pressure to increase with age is shown. Asian children tend to have lower blood pressures than Caucasian counterparts of the same age. Blood pressures apparently track. [This study is relevant to hypertension epidemiology.].
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