Valid and efficient subgroup analyses using nested case-control data
Author(s) -
Bénédicte Delcoigne,
Nathalie C. Støer,
Marie Reilly
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyx282
Subject(s) - covariate , statistics , nested case control study , logistic regression , proportional hazards model , regression analysis , mathematics , confounding , population , econometrics , regression , medicine , cohort , environmental health
It is not uncommon for investigators to conduct further analyses of subgroups, using data collected in a nested case-control design. Since the sampling of the participants is related to the outcome of interest, the data at hand are not a representative sample of the population, and subgroup analyses need to be carefully considered for their validity and interpretation.
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