A Quantile Regression Approach to Measuring the Educational Effect on Body Mass Index

• Hoofdauteurs: Dakshina De Silva (Auteur), Bradley Ewing (Auteur), Catherine Slade (Auteur), Mark Thompson (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Georgia Southern University, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: By use of a publically available database, the effects of education and geography on obesity as measured by body mass index (BMI) were evaluated with a quantile regression approach. The focus of the analysis was on the practical interpretation of the regression results to inform health p...