Re: [NMusers] Body weight distribution

Hi Sebastien,
I think the following article will contain some information about adult
weight distribution (or related measures).One thing I wanted to point out i=
s
that many factors affect the distribution of body weight (for example
smoking), so you have to be selective about what distributions you need to
select.

Lissner L, Odell PM, D'Agostino RB, Stokes J, Kreger BE, Belanger AJ, et al=
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Variability of body weight and health outcomes in the Framingham population=
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N Engl J Med. 1991; 324:1839-44.

I hope this helps.

*Murad Melhem, PhD*
*Cognigen Corporation*
*Buffalo, NY

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On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Sébastien Bihorel <sbihorel_at_buffalo.edu=
>
wrote:

> Dear NMusers,
>
> I have been looking for publications describing the body weight
> distribution in the general adult population, and more specifically for
> those reporting a parametric analysis of this distribution. I found one
> publication which focused on the US population (Portier et al, Risk Anal
> 2007 Feb;27(1):11-26) and wonder if anyone knows of any other relevant
> articles on the topic.
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Sebastien
>

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