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The analysis using genstat of anaemia, sugar intake and Quetelet's index as prognostic indicators in women
Author(s) -
Campbell M. J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
statistics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.996
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 1097-0258
pISSN - 0277-6715
DOI - 10.1002/sim.4780020217
Subject(s) - index (typography) , sugar , risk factor , affect (linguistics) , biology , medicine , econometrics , economics , food science , psychology , computer science , communication , world wide web
I describe methods of analysing possible aetiological factors in a follow‐up survey, all of which are possible to carry out using the statistical package GENSTAT. A high haemoglobin level carried a significantly increased risk of ischaemic heart disease, and a low one an increased risk of cancer. Smoking was also an important factor. The increased risk was reasonably constant over time. Sugar intake and Quetelet's index did not significantly affect the relative risk.