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Table 1 Starting values taken from 1996–1997 National Population Health Survey (NPHS) used in simulation

From: The influence of measurement error on calibration, discrimination, and overall estimation of a risk prediction model

Parameter

Males

Females

mean (standard deviation)

(N = 9,177)

(N = 10,618)

Height (m)

1.768 (0.075)

1.627 (0.069)

Weight (kg)

81.624 (13.805)

64.761 (12.320)

BMI (kg/m2)

26.076 (3.995)

24.495 (4.586)

Correlation for height and weight (rhw)

rhw = 0.475

rhw = 0.311

10-year DM incidence

9.17%

7.35%

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Population Health Metrics

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