Open AccessProjections for obesity, smoking and hypertension based on multiple imputation
Author(s) -
Jaakko Reinikainen,
Tommi Härkänen,
Hanna Tolonen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1651-1905
pISSN - 1403-4948
DOI - 10.1177/14034948211061014
Subject(s) - imputation (statistics) , covariate , medicine , obesity , population , environmental health , demography , public health , missing data , statistics , mathematics , nursing , sociology
Information on the future development of prevalences of risk factors and health indicators is needed to prepare for the forthcoming burden of disease in the population and to allocate resources properly for prevention. We aim to present how multiple imputation can be used flexibly to project future prevalences.