The effect of smoking on latent hazard classes of metabolic syndrome using latent class causal analysis method in the Iranian population

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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Main Authors: Farzad Khodamoradi, Maryam Nazemipour, Nasrin Mansournia, Kamran Yazdani, Davood khalili, Maedeh Arshadi, Mahyar Etminan, Mohammad Ali Mansournia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Cohort studies
Smoking
Metabolic syndrome
Causal analysis
Latent class analysis
Propensity score
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16863-6

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