Propensity score methods for confounding control in nonexperimental research

doi:10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000359

. 2013 Sep 1;6(5):604-11.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000359. Epub 2013 Sep 10.

Propensity score methods for confounding control in nonexperimental research

M Alan Brookhart¹, Richard Wyss, J Bradley Layton, Til Stürmer

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¹ Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health and Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

PMID: 24021692
PMCID: PMC4032088
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000359

Propensity score methods for confounding control in nonexperimental research

M Alan Brookhart et al. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013.

. 2013 Sep 1;6(5):604-11.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000359. Epub 2013 Sep 10.

Authors

M Alan Brookhart¹, Richard Wyss, J Bradley Layton, Til Stürmer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health and Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

PMID: 24021692
PMCID: PMC4032088
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000359

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Keywords: epidemiologic methods; propensity score.

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Estimated density of the propensity scores among new users of ACE inhibitors and ARBs.

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Estimated treatment effects and 95% CIs within deciles of the estimated propensity scores

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[1] Brookhart MA, Sturmer T, Glynn RJ, Rassen J, Schneeweiss S. Confounding control in healthcare database research: challenges and potential approaches. Medical care. 2010;48:S114–20. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Brookhart MA, Sturmer T, Glynn RJ, Rassen J, Schneeweiss S. Confounding control in healthcare database research: challenges and potential approaches. Medical care. 2010;48:S114–20. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Walker AM. Confounding by indication. Epidemiology. 1996;7:335–6. - PubMed

[4] Walker AM. Confounding by indication. Epidemiology. 1996;7:335–6. - PubMed

[5] Kramer MS, Wilkins R, Goulet L, Seguin L, Lydon J, Kahn SR, McNamara H, Dassa C, Dahhou M, Masse A, Miner L, Asselin G, Gauthier H, Ghanem A, Benjamin A, Platt RW. Investigating socio-economic disparities in preterm birth: evidence for selective study participation and selection bias. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2009;23:301–9. - PubMed

[6] Kramer MS, Wilkins R, Goulet L, Seguin L, Lydon J, Kahn SR, McNamara H, Dassa C, Dahhou M, Masse A, Miner L, Asselin G, Gauthier H, Ghanem A, Benjamin A, Platt RW. Investigating socio-economic disparities in preterm birth: evidence for selective study participation and selection bias. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2009;23:301–9. - PubMed

[7] Glynn RJ, Schneeweiss S, Wang PS, Levin R, Avorn J. Selective prescribing led to overestimation of the benefits of lipid-lowering drugs. J Clin Epidemiol. 2006;59:819–28. - PubMed

[8] Glynn RJ, Schneeweiss S, Wang PS, Levin R, Avorn J. Selective prescribing led to overestimation of the benefits of lipid-lowering drugs. J Clin Epidemiol. 2006;59:819–28. - PubMed

[9] Glynn RJ, Knight EL, Levin R, Avorn J. Paradoxical relations of drug treatment with mortality in older persons. Epidemiology. 2001;12:682–9. - PubMed

[10] Glynn RJ, Knight EL, Levin R, Avorn J. Paradoxical relations of drug treatment with mortality in older persons. Epidemiology. 2001;12:682–9. - PubMed

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