Effects of categorizing continuous variables in decision-analytic models

Keyphrases

• Risk Factors 100%
• Decision-analytic Model 100%
• Disease Risk 66%
• Relative Risk 50%
• Disease Incidence 50%
• Disease-specific Mortality 50%
• Mortality Rate 33%
• Markov Model 33%
• Life Expectancy Gain 33%
• Disease Model 16%
• Life Changes 16%
• Discrete States 16%
• Risk Category 16%
• Data Limitations 16%
• Number of Categories 16%
• Relative Difference 16%
• Predictor Variables 16%
• Parameter Combination 16%
• Markov Cohort Model 16%
• Markov Modeling 16%
• Absolute Bias 16%
• Bias Modeling 16%
• Number of Risk Factors 16%
• Mortality Differences 16%
• Model Complexity 16%
• Model Bias 16%
• Continuous Predictors 16%
• Hypothetical Interventions 16%

Mathematics

• Relative Risk 100%
• Continuous Variable 100%
• Percentage Change 33%
• Predictor Variable 33%
• Discrete State 33%
• Base Case 33%