Identifying Factors Associated with Functional Limitation Among Diabetic Patients in Northwest of Iran: Application of the Generalized Additive Model | Zendy

Leili Faraji Gavgani | Zendy; Parvin Sarbakhsh | Zendy; Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi | Zendy; Seyed Morteza Shamshirgaran | Zendy; Leila Jahangiry | Zendy

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Identifying Factors Associated with Functional Limitation Among Diabetic Patients in Northwest of Iran: Application of the Generalized Additive Model

Author(s) -

Leili Faraji Gavgani,

Parvin Sarbakhsh,

Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi,

Seyed Morteza Shamshirgaran,

Leila Jahangiry

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

international journal of endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652

H-Index - 23

eISSN - 1726-9148

pISSN - 1726-913X

DOI - 10.5812/ijem.12757

Subject(s) - generalized additive model , medicine , akaike information criterion , logistic regression , generalized linear model , diabetes mellitus , logit , demography , statistics , mathematics , endocrinology , sociology

In our sample, GAM could identify some linear and nonlinear associations between underlying factors and functional limitation in diabetic patients. These complex associations could relatively increase the fit quality of the GAM when compared to logistic regression.

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