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

• Main Authors: Moonseong Heo (Author), Singh R. Nair (Author), Judith Wylie-Rosett (Author), Myles S. Faith (Author), Angelo Pietrobelli (Author), Nancy R. Glassman (Author), Sarah N. Martin (Author), Stephanie Dickinson (Author), David B. Allison (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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,...