🧮 Studies often use self-reported measures of height and weight to calculate #obesity, but is this accurate? Researchers aimed to reduce #bias in these self-reported measures. Find out more here 🔗: utjph.com/index.php/utjp…

📈Generalized estimating equations (#GEE) with independent working correlation are commonly used for unbiased estimation, but their consistency depends on large sample properties. Is this valid for small sample matched pairs? Find out more utjph.com/index.php/utjp… #Biostatistics

🦴#TheOsteoarthritisInitiative is a prospective observational study with data on physical activity patterns. Researchers aimed to identify patterns and examine associations with outcomes, such as pain. Read more here: utjph.com/index.php/utjp…

🏭With the rise of heavy metal #pollution, there are concerns about potential links between #heavymetallevels and #depression. Learn about the potential relationship between urinary heavy metal levels and depression here: utjph.com/index.php/utjp…

📉Check out the latest #UTJPHpublication, which compares frequentist and Bayesian approaches for fitting stereotype models for ordinal outcomes and identifies the benefits of each method: utjph.com/index.php/utjp…

🦷Using the dental data from the San Juan Overweight Adults Longitudinal Study (SOALS), researchers tested how well different #GEE methods can estimate #RelativeRisk from a #PoissonRegression utjph.com/index.php/utjp…

💊 #Antidepressant use and #physicalactivity have been suggested as potential modifiable factors that may affect #bonemineraldensity (#BMD). Learn about the relationship between these factors and BMD and see if they differ by sex: utjph.com/index.php/utjp…

🚨Check out our latest #PublicHealthCorner publication focused on elder abuse by Christine Chan, a Seniors Support Consultant at the York Fairbank Centre for Seniors, and a PhD Candidate at IHPME thepublichealthcorner.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/bet…

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Calling all U of T Public Health Public Health Students' Association of DLSPH IHPME students: the #UTJPH is recruiting copy editors! The role of a copy editor includes: Reviewing and revising manuscripts for quality and formatting manuscripts for publication. Email your CV to [email protected] if interested!