Respiratory disease phenotypes in a general population sample: latent transition analysis

Conclusions: LTA allowed to identify four different phenotypes based on respiratory symptoms/diseases and their longitudinal patterns over 18 years. Such analysis brings new perspectives in the analyses of population-based data.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Maio, S., Fasola, S., Baldacci, S., Carrozzi, L., Pistelli, F., Simoni, M., La Grutta, S., Muggeo, V., Viegi, G. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research