Binary classification of dyslipidemia from the waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index: a comparison of linear, logistic, and CART models

Binary classification of dyslipidemia from the waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index: a comparison of linear, logistic, and CART models

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We sought to improve upon previously published statistical modeling strategies for binary classification of dyslipidemia for general population screening purposes based on the waist-to-hip circumference ratio and body mass index anth...

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Main Authors: Paccaud Fred, Costanza Michael C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-04-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Abdominal obesity
classification and regression trees
external validation
dyslipidemia screening
positive and negative predictive values
sensitivity and specificity.
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/4/7

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