The effect of smoking on latent hazard classes of metabolic syndrome using latent class causal analysis method in the Iranian population
Abstract Background The prevalence of metabolic syndrome is increasing worldwide. Clinical guidelines consider metabolic syndrome as an all or none medical condition. One proposed method for classifying metabolic syndrome is latent class analysis (LCA). One approach to causal inference in LCA is usi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16863-6 |