Re: "(Mis)use of factor analysis in the study of insulin resistance syndrome".
Re: "(Mis)use of factor analysis in the study of insulin resistance syndrome".
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回复:“因子分析在胰岛素抵抗综合征研究中的(错误)使用”。
DOI:
10.1093/aje/kwi303
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发表时间:
2005
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
Arnett,DonnaK
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作者:
Tang,Weihong;Pankow,JamesS;Arnett,DonnaK
In a recent Journal article, Lawlor et al.(1) commented on the use of factor analysis in the study of insulin resistance syndrome or metabolic syndrome. The article highlighted a number of important analytical issues related to factor analysis, and it favored an approach driven by biology, with which we concur. However, we have some concerns with a few of the authors’ statements. First, the authors (1) stated that the weak correlation between hypertension and insulin resistance syndrome or identification of a separate blood pressure factor reflects the fact