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Recent developments in statistics have produced powerful methods that facilitate the analysis of longitudinal studies. These methods are illustrated by an analysis of a longitudinal study of blood pressure in children. The results of the study show a clear tendency for blood pressure to increase with age, and Asian children tend to have lower blood pressures than their Caucasian counterparts of the same age. There is evidence to support the hypothesis that blood pressures track.

Original publication

DOI

10.1093/ije/8.1.15

Type

Journal article

Journal

Int J Epidemiol

Publication Date

03/1979

Volume

8

Pages

15 - 21

Keywords

Age Factors, Bayes Theorem, Blood Pressure, Child, Child, Preschool, England, Female, Growth, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Probability, White People