Categorizing BMI may lead to biased results in studies investigating in-hospital mortality after isolated CABG

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1132-1139

  Filardo, Giovanni ^a,b   Hamilton, Cody ^a   Hamman, Baron ^c   Ng, Hon K T ^b   Grayburn, Paul ^d  

^a BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Coronary artery bypass; Epidemiologic methods; In hospital mortality; Postoperative adverse outcomes; Smoothing methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548041734     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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