Mario E Rendón-Macías, Ana S Castillo-Ivón, Lorena Orozco-Díaz
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Abstract
Prognostic studies may have a descriptive exploratory objective on an outcome or a comparative objective in the search for factors associated with it. A second objective is explanatory to determine the effect of a particular prognostic factor adjusted for its confounders, with or without the intention of establishing causality. The third objective is the construction of a predictive prognostic scale. For each of these objectives, there are recommended statistical methods for clarification and validity. In this article, the methods and application examples are presented. The proper selection of analytical methods allows for clear and valid communication of the results of a prognostic study.
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The Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México is a bimonthly publication edited by the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez. It receives unpublished manuscripts, in English or Spanish, relating to paediatrics in the following areas: biomedicine, clinical, public health, clinical epidemology, health education and clinical ethics. Articles can be original research articles, in-depth or systematic reviews, clinical cases, clinical-pathological cases, articles about public health, letters to the editor or editorials (by invitation).