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What was the Crude Relative Risk for the association between social isolation and depression?
What was the Crude Relative Risk for the association between social isolation and depression?
- 1.20
- 3.00
- 1.80 (correct)
- 2.50
What can happen if a factor which lies in the causal pathway between exposure and outcome is treated like a confounder and adjusted for?
What can happen if a factor which lies in the causal pathway between exposure and outcome is treated like a confounder and adjusted for?
- Collider bias
- Overadjustment (correct)
- Residual confounding
- Confounding by indication
Why might the age-adjusted estimate be lower than the Crude Relative Risk?
Why might the age-adjusted estimate be lower than the Crude Relative Risk?
- Because age is not a confounder
- Because age is not associated with depression
- Because age is a confounder that explains part of the association (correct)
- Because age is not associated with social isolation
What occurs when researchers adjust for some but not all potential confounders or the confounders adjusted for are not accurately measured?
What occurs when researchers adjust for some but not all potential confounders or the confounders adjusted for are not accurately measured?
What would you conclude about the role of age in the social isolation – depression association?
What would you conclude about the role of age in the social isolation – depression association?
What is the purpose of adjusting for age in the study?
What is the purpose of adjusting for age in the study?
What is the term for a factor that lies in the causal pathway between exposure and outcome?
What is the term for a factor that lies in the causal pathway between exposure and outcome?
What is the difference between the Crude Relative Risk and the age-adjusted estimate?
What is the difference between the Crude Relative Risk and the age-adjusted estimate?
What is the purpose of reading Petrie A. & Sabin C. Medical Statistics at a Glance, 3rd Edition, Chapter 34?
What is the purpose of reading Petrie A. & Sabin C. Medical Statistics at a Glance, 3rd Edition, Chapter 34?
What is the term for an underestimation of the true exposure-outcome association due to adjusting for a mediator?
What is the term for an underestimation of the true exposure-outcome association due to adjusting for a mediator?
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