CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIVARIATE CENTILE CHARTS FOR LONGITUDINAL MEASUREMENTS

✍ Scribed by MARY LOU THOMPSON; L. PAUL FATTI

• Book ID: 102651339
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 510 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0277-6715
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0258(19970228)16:4<333::aid-sim416>3.0.co;2-0

✦ Synopsis

Reference centiles are commonly used as a means of identifying whether some measure of interest on an individual lies within a 'normal' range. Individuals outside the range may be at risk for some problem outcome. The information needed to screen for problem outcomes in often multivariate in nature. We develop a multivariate approach to centile estimation which allows for updating of centiles based on the prior path of the individuals as well as adjustments to the centiles according to individual covariate values. It is also possible to consider several variables jointly as a screen for problem outcomes.