Directed Acyclic Graphs

Foraita, Ronja; Spallek, Jacob; Zeeb, Hajo

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-09834-0_65

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“…We identified potential confounders by drawing causal acyclic graphs (DAGs) based on prior knowledge in the exposure-outcome association (Foraita et al 2014). In this natural experiment, it appears that there are no essential confounders.…”

Section: Confoundersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Peer Review #1 of "The impact of the Wenchuan earthquake on early puberty: a natural experiment (v0.1)"

2018

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The factors influencing pubertal timing have gained much attention due to a secular trend toward earlier pubertal onset in many countries. However, no studies have investigated the association between the great earthquake and early puberty. We aimed to assess whether Wenchuan earthquake is associated with early puberty , in both boys and girls. Methods: We used data from two circles of a survey on reproductive health in China to explore the impact of Wenchuan earthquake on early puberty , and a total of 9,785 adolescents (4,830 boys, 49.36%) aged 12-20 years from 29 schools in 8 provinces were recruited. Wenchuan earthquake exposure, defined as those Sichuan students who had not experienced oigarche/menarche before May 12, 2008. Early puberty was identified as a reported onset of oigarche/menarche at 11 years or earlier. We tested the association between Wenchuan earthquake and early puberty in boys and girls. Then subgroup analysis stratified by the age at earthquake exposure also was performed. Results: In total, 8,883 adolescents (4,543 boys, 51.14%) with a mean (SD) age of 15.13 (1.81) were included in the final sample. In general, children exposed to earthquake had three times greater risk of early puberty (boys, RR [95%CI] =3.18[2.21-4.57]; girls: RR [95%CI] =3.16[2.65-3.78]). Subgroup analysis showed that the adjusted RR was 1.90[1.19-3.03] for boys and 2.22[1.75-2.80] for girls. Earthquake exposure predicted almost a fourfold (RR [95%CI] =3.91[1.31-11.72]) increased risk of early puberty in preschool girls, whereas the increase was about twofold (RR [95%CI] =2.09[1.65-2.64]) in school girls. Among boys, only older age at earthquake exposure linked to early puberty (RR [95%CI ] =1.93[1.18-3.16]). Conclusions: Wenchuan earthquake exposure increased the risk of early puberty in boys and girls, and preschoolers were more at risk than schoolchildren. The implications are relevant to support policies for those survivors, especially children, to build back better after disasters.

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Section: Confoundersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Peer Review #1 of "The impact of the Wenchuan earthquake on early puberty: a natural experiment (v0.1)"

2018

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“…Causes necessarily precede effects (1). In epidemiology, the causal links of exposures and outcomes are studied to assist in deciding on appropriate statistical analysis, thus as close as possible to answer the causal question at hand.…”

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“…Causal graphs are used as an approach to visualize the causal links between exposures and outcomes, and are considered as tools for understanding the network of structures and relationships between variables. In epidemiology, causal graphs, causal diagrams and directed acyclic graphs (DAG) are synonymously used (1). DAG approach is likely to reduce the degree of bias for effect estimate in the chosen causal relationship, as it could detect and thereby assist in the control of confounding and selection bias (3).…”

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DAG: method for causal modelling in epidemiological research

Gamage¹,

Abeysena

2018

J Coll Community Phys Sri Lanka

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“…Die Berücksichtigung multipler Ko variaten wird dabei oftmals über Pro pensity Scores realisiert [33]. Alternati ven sind eine Adjustierung über Regres sionsmethoden oder andere kausalitäts erklärende Verfahren wie FixedEffects Modelle, Instrumentenvariablen oder die RegressionsDiskontinuitätsAnaly se [34] bis hin zu wissensbasierten Ver fahren wie den vielversprechenden kau salen Graphen (Directed Acyclic Graphs [35]). Auch ein DifferenzinDifferenzen Ansatz ist alternativ oder additiv möglich [36].…”

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Disease-Management-Programme

Linder¹,

Horenkamp-Sonntag²,

Bestmann³

et al. 2015

Bundesgesundheitsbl.

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After an introduction to the theme with an overview of the implementation of the Disease Management Programs (DMP), accompanying documentation, present utilization and costs of the programs, the present article is primarily devoted to the issue of the analysis of the benefits of DMP. Following an assessment of the legally specified evaluation requirements, in the absence of a prospective, randomized, controlled trial (RCT), the results of three studies are first summarized, which, with the application of propensity score matching, utilize the routine data of the statutory health insurance schemes to form a control group. The overview concludes with a look at the planned changes in evaluation and the intended expansion of the DMP to programs for other chronic illnesses.

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Directed Acyclic Graphs

Cited by 19 publications

References 65 publications

Peer Review #1 of "The impact of the Wenchuan earthquake on early puberty: a natural experiment (v0.1)"

Peer Review #1 of "The impact of the Wenchuan earthquake on early puberty: a natural experiment (v0.1)"

DAG: method for causal modelling in epidemiological research

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