Multivariate multilevel spline models for parallel growth processes: Application to weight and mean arterial pressure in pregnancy

Statistics in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 26, 2012, Pages 3147-3164

  Macdonald Wallis, Corrie ^a   Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Palmer, Tom ^a   Tilling, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change; Linear spline; Longitudinal; Multilevel model; Multivariate; Structural equation model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIASTOLE; EDUCATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARALLEL DESIGN; PARITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SYSTOLE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; BIOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867510161     PISSN: 02776715     EISSN: 10970258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sim.5385     Document Type: Article

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