Odd odds interactions introduced through dichotomisation of continuous outcomes

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 300-303

  Breitling, Lutz P ^a   Brenner, Hermann ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE, HUMAN; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE, HUMAN;

ENZYME; LOGIT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; HUMAN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 77950274156     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.089458     Document Type: Article

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