1 PH 241: Chapter 7 Nicholas P. Jewell University of California Berkeley February 10, 2006
2 2 x 2 Table Notation Disease Status Dnot D Exposure Eaba+b not Ecdc+d a+cb+dn
3 Cohort Study Example (Population OR = 1) Disease Status DNot D Exposure status E84250 not E Typical Study p = 0.44
4 Cohort Study Example (Population OR = 1) 1,000 typical studies Smallest OR estimate = 0.15 Largest OR estimate = 7.58 Average of OR estimates = 1.16 (bias) Median of OR estimates = 1
5 Sampling Distribution of Odds Ratio Estimate not Normal--skewed
6 Cohort Study Example (Population OR = 1) 1,000 typical studies Smallest log(OR) estimate = =log(0.15) Largest log(OR) estimate = 2.03 = log(7.58) Average of OR estimates = (little bias) Median of OR estimates = 0 =log(1) I always use natural logarithms
7 Sampling Distribution of Log Odds Ratio Estimate
8 Confidence Intervals for the Odds Ratio Disease Status Dnot D Exposure Eaba+b not Ecdc+d a+cb+dn 95% CIs for log(OR) and OR
9 Case-Control Study of Pancreatic Cancer Sex Disease Status Coffee Drinking (cups/day) Total Men Case Control Women Case Control Total
10 Case-Control Study of Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Cancer CasesControls Coffee Drinking (cups/day)
11 Estimate & Confidence Intervals for the Relative Risk Disease Status Dnot D Exposure Eaba+b not Ecdc+d a+cb+dn 95% CIs for log(RR) and RR
12 Western Collaborative Group Study Occurrence of CHD YesNo Behavior Type Type A Type B
13 Estimate & Confidence Intervals for the Excess Risk Disease Status Dnot D Exposure Eaba+b not Ecdc+d a+cb+dn 95% CIs for ER:
14 Western Collaborative Group Study Occurrence of CHD YesNo Behavior TypeType A Type B
15 Estimate & Confidence Intervals for the Attributable Risk: Population-Based Study Disease Status Dnot D Exposure Eaba+b not Ecdc+d a+cb+dn 95% CIs for log(1-AR) and AR
16 Western Collaborative Group Study Occurrence of CHD YesNo Behavior TypeType A Type B
17 Small sample adjustments Odds Ratio Estimate: CIs: Relative Risk Estimate: Exact tests/CIs
18 Case-Control Study of Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic Cancer CasesControls Coffee Drinking (cups/day) An exact 95% CI for OR is (1.64, 4.80)
19 Small Sample Ideas Be aware when you have entered “small sample world” where approximations may not be accurate and adjustments/exact methods may be required