Eliane Dionne, Annette Majnemer, Miriam H Beauchamp, Marie Brossard-Racine
Factors associated with mathematical capacity in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
Research in developmental disabilities
availability measures operationalize allostatic load cumulative toll body responding stressor demands population health surveys may differ across years surveys hampering analyses entire sampled population impacts variable selection calculation method evaluated generate allostatic load index applicable across cycles canadian health measures survey chms data chms cycles 1 4 used compare allostatic load scores replacing prevalent risk factor waisttohip ratio available cycles 1 4 5 6 body mass index bmi waist circumference waist circumference within bmi groups classified normal overweight obese waisttoheight ratio indexes generated using clinical sexspecific empirically defined risk thresholds countbased continuous scores logistic regression models included age sex used relate potential index socioeconomic indicators educational attainment household income variables assessed waisttoheight ratio waist circumference closest waisttohip ratio according individuals percentile ranking classifying risk using either clinical empirically defined cutoffs allostatic load profiles generated using waisttoheight ratios closely resembled profiles constructed using waisttohip ratios sexdependent associations educational attainment household income maintained across constructs whether indexes countbased continuous allostatic load profiles associations socioeconomic indicators robust variable substitution method calculation supporting use harmonized index across survey cycles assess cumulative toll health stressor exposure