st: marginsplot and transformed dependent variable

["Tom Robinson" <tomrobnz@gmail.com>]

Hi, I am wanting to look at the effect of body mass index on CV risk
factors (HbA1c, BP, lipids) in people with T2 diabetes.

I am using linear regression to control for demographic variables and
have categorized BMI. I would like to use margins and marginsplot to
present the results.

Mt problem is that the models that include the dependent variables (the CV
risk factors) untransformed have poor post-estimation diagnostics i.e.
non-normal residuals, heteroskedasticity, and poor fit

If I transform the dependent variables (log or inverse) the models are much
better.  But then it is difficult to present the results to a general
readership.  Is it possible to take the transformed margins estimates and
un-transform them?  When I do it by hand they don't look right so maybe
this doesn't make sense.

Thanks for any advice

Tom

Tom Robinson
4 Domain St.
Devonport
ph. 445 2056
mob. 021 482 391
email. tomrobnz@gmail.com


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