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Partitioning the population attributable fraction for a sequential chain of effects

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Title
Partitioning the population attributable fraction for a sequential chain of effects
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Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations, October 2008
DOI 10.1186/1742-5573-5-5
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Craig A Mason, Shihfen Tu

Abstract

While the population attributable fraction (PAF) provides potentially valuable information regarding the community-level effect of risk factors, significant limitations exist with current strategies for estimating a PAF in multiple risk factor models. These strategies can result in paradoxical or ambiguous measures of effect, or require unrealistic assumptions regarding variables in the model. A method is proposed in which an overall or total PAF across multiple risk factors is partitioned into components based upon a sequential ordering of effects. This method is applied to several hypothetical data sets in order to demonstrate its application and interpretation in diverse analytic situations.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 7%
Ireland 1 4%
Unknown 25 89%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 25%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 14%
Researcher 4 14%
Professor 4 14%
Other 3 11%
Other 5 18%
Unknown 1 4%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 13 46%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 2 7%
Mathematics 2 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 4%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 4%
Other 5 18%
Unknown 4 14%
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