Partitioned regression analysis compared to case-crossover analysis

A Barnett; Anne H Neller; Trudi Best; Rodney W Simpson; Gail M Williams

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Partitioned regression analysis compared to case-crossover analysis

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Partitioned regression analysis compared to case-crossover analysis

A Barnett, Anne H Neller, Trudi Best, Rodney W Simpson and Gail M Williams

Epidemiology, Vol.15(5), p.S155

Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), 16th (New York, United States, 01-Aug-2004–04-Aug-2004)

2004

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Epidemiology

air pollution

partitioned regression

case-crossover

Case-crossover analyses have proved a useful method for studying the acute effects of air pollution whilst controlling for season and temperature. The only drawback has been the choice of the set of control days, which is complicated by the need to balance between overmatching and the adequate controlling of confounders. We overcame the need for control selection by using a partitioned regression of time-matched differences in mortalities against the associated differences in exposures and confounders. The advantages of taking such differences are: the co-linearity between exposures is generally reduced, as is the autocorrelation within exposures; and the outcome variable can be characterised using a Normal distribution.

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Title: Partitioned regression analysis compared to case-crossover analysis
Authors: A Barnett (Author) - University of Queensland
Anne H Neller (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Trudi Best (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Rodney W Simpson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Gail M Williams (Author) - University of Queensland
Contributors: Allen J Wilcox (Editor)
Publication details: Epidemiology, Vol.15(5), p.S155
Conference details: Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), 16th (New York, United States, 01-Aug-2004–04-Aug-2004)
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date published: 2004
ISSN: 1044-3983
Organisation Unit: Insights & Analytics Unit; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Strategic Information and Analysis Unit - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99447772802621
Output Type: Abstract

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