(10.1) As such, if we know the value of two of these variables, we will automatically know the value of the third. Consequently, when the true underlying process affecting a…
Fig. 5.1 Distribution of incident cases of CF in the UK by deprivation quintile 1996–2010. Error bars represent 95 % binomial CIs (n = 2066) (Source: Adapted from Taylor-Robinson et al. 2013b) Clinical…
(8.1) In the end, the analyst will obtain, for each individual j, a value for: (a) the intercept π 0 , which defines the predicted value of Y when age = 0;…
BMI (kg/m−2), SD BMI (kg/m−2), SD BMI (kg/m−2), SD Age Sample size Females Males Study sample 13 321 17.81, 2.14 16.93, 1.42 17.39, 1.88 14 279 18.66, 2.08 17.68,…
Fig. 3.1 Impact of oral diseases (Adapted from Daly et al. 2013) The treatment of caries is costly and time consuming. In the UK, the multiple extraction of carious teeth…
Fig. 6.1 Cumulative hazard functions for starting mammography screening in Belgium, by dental check-ups and cultural capital during childhood, and education (Nelson-Aalen estimates) Other forms of cultural capital have become…
Cohort birth years Years turned 18 (historical period) Age range in 1992 Age range in 2010 <1929 <1947 (WWII) 64 and older 82 and older 1929–1936 1947–1954 (Post-WWII/Korean War) 56–63…
Bartley, M., Sacker, A., & Clarke, P. (2004). Employment status, employment conditions, and limiting illness: Prospective evidence from the British household panel survey 1991–2001. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health,…
Fig. 4.1 Body size trajectories in the development of cardio-metabolic health Clearly, the three trajectories in Fig. 4.1 are conceptual. While we split this section into life course stages for convenient…
Fig. 2.1 Country-level prevalence of overweight/obesity in children in the European Union Prevalence is shown separately for males (dark grey) and females (light grey) for countries in the European Union…
