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1June 15
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2 In Chapter 19: 19.1 Preventing Confounding 19.2 Simpson’s Paradox (Severe Confounding) 19.3 Mantel-Haenszel Methods 19.4 Interaction
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3 §19.1 Confounding Confounding ≡ a distortion brought about by extraneous variables Word origin: “to mix together”
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4 Properties of confounding variables Associated with exposure Independent risk factor Not in causal pathway
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5 Mitigating Confounding 1.Randomization (experimentation) – balance group with respect to measured and unmeasured confounders 2.Restriction – impose uniformity in the study base; homogeneity with respect to potential confounders. St. Thomas Aquinas Confounding AverroлsSt. Thomas Aquinas Confounding Averroлs
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6 Mitigating confounding (cont.) 3.Matching – balances confounders 4.Regression models – mathematically adjusts for confounders 5.Stratification – subdivides data into homogenous groups (THIS CHAPTER)
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7 §19.2 Simpson’s Paradox An extreme form of confounding in which in which the confounding variable reverses the direction the association
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8 Example: Death following Accident Evacuation DiedSurvivedTotal Helicopter 64136200 Road 2608401100 Crude comparison ≡ head-to-head comparison without adjustment for extraneous factors. Can we conclude that helicopter evacuation is 35% riskier?
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9 Stratify by Severity of Accident DiedSurvivedTotal Helicopter 64136200 Road 2608401100 Serious Accidents DiedSurvivedTotal Helicopter4852100 Road6040100 Minor Accidents DiedSurvivedTotal Helicopter1684100 Road2008001000
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10 Accident Evacuation Highly Serious Accidents Serious Accidents DiedSurvivedTotal Helicopter 4852100 Road 6040100 Quite different from crude OR (direction of association reversed)
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11 Accident Evacuation Less Serious Accidents Minor Accidents DiedSurvivedTotal Helicopter1684100 Road 2008001000 Again, quite different from crude RR.
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12 Accident Evacuation Properties of Confounding Seriousness of accident (C) associated with helicopter evacuation (E) Seriousness of accident (C) is independent risk factor for death (D) Seriousness of accident (C) is not in the causal pathway (i.e., helicopter evaluation does not cause the accident to become more serious)
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13 Notation Subscript k indicates stratum number Strata-specific RR estimates: RR-hat k
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14 Calculate by computer Mantel-Haenszel Summary Relative Risk Combine strata-specific RR^s to derive a single summary measure of effect “adjusted” for the confounding factor
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15 WinPEPI > Compare2 >A. Output Input RR-hat M-H = 0.80 (95% CI for RR: 0.63 – 1.02)
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16 Mantel-Haenszel Test Step A: H 0 : no association (e.g., RR M-H = 1) Step B: WinPEPI > Compare2 > A. > Stratified Step C: Step D: P =.063 or P =.2078 (cont-corrected) evidence against H 0 is marginally significant
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17 Other Mantel-Haenszel Summary Estimates Mantel-Haenszel methods are available for odds ratio, rate ratios, and risk difference Same principle apply (stratify & use M-H to summarize and tests Covered in text, but not covered in this presentation
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18 19.4 Interaction Statistical interaction = heterogeneity in the effect measures, i.e., different effects within subgroups Do not use Mantel-Haenszel summary statistics when interaction exists this would hide the non-uniform effects Assessment of interaction –Inspection! –Hypothesis test
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19 Inspection Asbestos, Lung Cancer, Smoking Case-control data Too heterogeneous to summarize with a single OR
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20 Test for Interaction Overview A.H 0 : no interaction vs. H a : interaction B.Various chi-square interaction statistic exist (Text: ad hoc; WinPEPI: Rothman 1986 or Fleiss 1981) C.Small P-value good evidence against H 0 conclude interaction
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21 Test for Interaction Asbestos Example A.H 0 :OR 1 = OR 2 (no interaction) versus H a :OR 1 ≠ OR 2 (interaction) B.WinPEPI > Compare2 > A. > Stratified Input OR-hat 1 = 60 OR-hat 2 = 2
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22 Test for Interaction Asbestos Example C. Output: D. Conclude: Good evidence of interaction avoid MH and other summary adjustments
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23 Interaction Statistic – Hand Calculation Ad hoc interaction statistic
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