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

• मुख्य लेखकों: Dakshina De Silva (लेखक), Bradley Ewing (लेखक), Catherine Slade (लेखक), Mark Thompson (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Georgia Southern University, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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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...