Conditional validation sampling for consistent risk estimation with binary outcome data subject to misclassification.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
; 28(2): 227-233, 2019 02.
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| ID: mdl-30746841
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Misclassification of a binary outcome can introduce bias in estimation of the odds-ratio associated with an exposure of interest in pharmacoepidemiology research. It has been previously demonstrated that utilizing information from an internal randomly selected validation sample can help mitigate this bias.METHODS:
Using a Monte Carlo simulation-based approach, we study the properties of misclassification bias-adjusted odds-ratio estimators in a contingency table setting. We consider two methods of internal validation sampling; namely, simple random sampling and sampling conditional on the original (possibly incorrect) outcome status. Additional simulation studies are conducted to investigate these sampling approaches in a multi-table setting.RESULTS:
We demonstrate that conditional validation sampling, across a range of subsampling fractions, can produce better estimates than those based on an unconditional simple random sample. This approach allows for greater flexibility in the chosen categorical composition of the validation data, as well as the potential for obtaining a more efficient estimator of the odds-ratio. We further demonstrate that this relationship holds for the Mantel-Haenszel misclassification bias-adjusted odds-ratio in stratified samples. Recommendations for the choice of validation subsampling fraction are also provided.CONCLUSIONS:
Careful consideration when choosing the sampling scheme used to draw internal validation samples can improve the properties of the outcome misclassification bias-adjusted odds-ratio estimator in a (multiple) contingency table.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
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Farmacoepidemiologia
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Estudos de Validação como Assunto
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Confiabilidade dos Dados
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
Assunto da revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
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TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá