In our interpretation and synthesis of the data we will use triangulation, placing greatest weight on outcomes which are confirmed by multiple data sources [ 22].
The effect of weight and weight gain on outcome alongside current adjuvant therapies needs to be determined.
In order to explore further the possible association of early weight change on outcome at 1 year, we went on to attempt to extract BMI on admission from medical records.
To define the effect of weight on the outcome, it would be better to use the BMI as a continuous variable in the analysis.
It is also possible that the lack of variability in the weight variable within camps may have impacted our ability to find an effect of weight on lesion outcome.
In most of the associations studied, the regression coefficient for birth weight was highest in the VC group, indicating a stronger effect of birth weight on the outcome variable.
35 38 Although this study is the first to corroborate Newham et al's 19 report of increased risks of LGA deliveries in women exposed to SGAs, the study design was not able to adequately separate the effect of pre-pregnancy weight on this outcome.
No differences in the effects of body weight on contest outcome were detected between male-male, female-female, and intersexual contests.
PAF is conceptually computed as P RR-1)/[1+P RR-1)], where P is the prevalence of excess weight in the population [ 20] and RR is the risk ratio of the exposure (excess weight) on the outcome (DM).
Labor supply may be a function of body weight via the effect of body weight on two outcomes related to marriage markets.
