Regression dilution bias in blood total and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure in the glostrup and framingham prospective studies

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-148

  Lewington, Sarah ^a   Thomsen, Troels ^b   Davidsen, Michael ^b   Sherliker, Paul ^a   Clarke, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

blood pressure; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; measurement error; regression dilution bias; total cholesterol

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DILUTION;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0242668396     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182670301000210     Document Type: Article

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