Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 60, Issue 11 , Pages 1132-1139, November 2007

Categorizing BMI may lead to biased results in studies investigating in-hospital mortality after isolated CABG

  • Giovanni Filardo

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement, Baylor Health Care System, 8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75206, USA
    • Southern Methodist University, Department of Statistical Science, Dallas, TX, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement, Baylor Health Care System, 8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75206, USA. Tel.: 214-265-3633; fax: 214-265-3640.
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  • Cody Hamilton

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Care Research and Improvement, Baylor Health Care System, 8080 North Central Expressway, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75206, USA
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  • Baron Hamman

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Research Clinic, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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  • Hon K.T. Ng

      Affiliations

    • Southern Methodist University, Department of Statistical Science, Dallas, TX, USA
    • ,
  • Paul Grayburn

      Affiliations

    • Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

Accepted 31 January 2007. published online 18 May 2007.

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PII: S0895-4356(07)00034-0

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.01.008

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 60, Issue 11 , Pages 1132-1139, November 2007

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