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JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE
卷 56, 期 7, 页码 954-957出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.2310/JIM.0b013e31818914ff
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multivariable analysis; statistical models; regression analysis
Background: Multivariable models are frequently used in the medical literature, but many clinicians have limited training in these analytic methods. Our objective was to assess the prevalence of multivariable methods in, quantify reporting of methodological medical literature, criteria applicable to most methods, and determine if assumptions specific to logistic regression or proportional hazards analysis were evaluated. Methods: We examined all original articles in Annals of Internal Medicine, British Medical Journal, Journal of the American Medical Association, Lancet, and New England Journal of Medicine, from January through June 2006. Articles reporting multivariable methods underwent a comprehensive review; reporting of methodological criteria was based oil each article's primary analysis. Results: Among 452 articles, 272 (60%) used multivariable analysis; logistic regression (89 [33%] of 272) and proportional hazards (76 [28%] of 272) were most prominent. Reporting of methodological criteria, when applicable, ranged from 5% (12/265) for assessing influential observations to 84% (222/265) for description of variable coding. Discussion of interpreting odds ratios occurred in 13% (12/89) of articles reporting logistic regression as the primary method and discussion of the proportional hazards assumption occurred in 21% (16/76) of articles using Cox proportional hazards as the primary method. Conclusions: More complete reporting of multivariable C, analysis in the medical literature call improve understanding, interpretation, and perhaps application of these methods.
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