Tutorial in biostatistics: Analyzing associations between total plasma homocysteine and B vitamins using optimal categorization and segmented regression

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 188-200

  Bang, Heejung ^a   Mazumdar, Madhu ^a   Spence, J David ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Changepoint; Folate; Homocysteine; Optimal categorization; Segmented regression; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; DATA ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ALGORITHMS; CANADA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUTRITION SURVEYS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33845765716     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096149     Document Type: Article

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