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This is the preliminary program for the 2009 Joint Statistical
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The views expressed here are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the ASA or its board, officers, or staff. Back to main JSM 2009 Program page |
= Applied Session,
= Theme Session,
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Thu, 8/6/09, 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM | CC-204A |
| Abdominal Obesity: Searching for the Best Measure - Topic Contributed - Papers | ||
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Section on Statistics in Epidemiology |
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| Organizer(s): Marike Vuga, University of Pittsburgh | ||
| Chair(s): Kenneth Schechtman, Washington University in St. Louis | ||
| 8:35 AM |
Characterization of the Conicity Index in the US Adult Population —  Rodolfo Valdez, CDC; Tiebin Liu, CDC
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Where to Draw the Line for Abdominal Obesity: Evidence from International Data — Mark Woodward, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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| 9:15 AM |
Conceptual Review of Issues with Practical Abdominal Obesity Measures — Marike Vuga, University of Pittsburgh
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Methodological Issues in the Use of Anthropometric Surrogates of Abdominal Obesity — Ike S. Okosun, Georgia State University
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| 9:55 AM | Floor Discussion | |
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JSM 2009
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