Covariate selection strategies and estimands - a review of current practice of risk factor analysis from a causal perspective

Abstract In applied epidemiological studies, the term “risk factor” is used synonymously with both predictors and causal factors for disease, although causal aims of explanatory analyses are rarely stated explicitly. Consequently, the concepts of explaining and predicting are conflated in many risk...

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Bibliografski detalji

Glavni autori:	Ragna Reinhammar, Ingeborg Waernbaum
Format:	Artigo
Jezik:	Inglês
Izdano:	BMC 2025-11-01
Serija:	BMC Medical Research Methodology
Teme:	Causal language Causal model Model misspecification Observational studies Regression analysis Selection algorithms
Online pristup:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-025-02704-0
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