The Number of Index Components Affects the Diagnostic Accuracy of a Diet Quality Index: The Role of Intracorrelation and Intercorrelation Structure of the Components

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 692-700

  Kourlaba, Georgia ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

AUC; Correlation Structure; Indices; Sensitivity; Simulations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIET QUALITY INDEX; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIMULATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 69449095828     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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