Anthropometric Indices as Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease Risk: Joint Modeling of Longitudinal Measurements and Time to Event

• Main Authors: Neda GILANI (Author), Anoshirvan KAZEMNEJAD (Author), Farid ZAYERI (Author), Farzad HADAEGH (Author), Fereidoun AZIZI (Author), Davood KHALILI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity have increased dramatically worldwide and together they constitute a major risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study was to assess the repeated measurements of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist to hip...