Back

Exploring regression dilution bias using repeat measurements of 2858 variables in up to 49 000 UK Biobank participants

2022-07-15 epidemiology Title + abstract only
View on medRxiv
Show abstract

BackgroundMeasurement error in exposures and confounders can bias exposure-outcome associations but is rarely considered. Our aim was to assess measurement error between repeat measures of all continuous variables in UK Biobank, and explore approaches to mitigate its impact on exposure-outcome associations. MethodsIntraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated for all continuous variables with repeat measures. Regression calibration was used to correct for measurement error in both e...

Predicted journal destinations

1
BMJ Open
553 training papers
Top 5% 21.5%
2
International Journal of Epidemiology
65 training papers
#1 9.0%
3
Scientific Reports
701 training papers
Top 41% 6.2%
4
BMC Medicine
155 training papers
Top 2% 5.7%
5
PLOS ONE
1737 training papers
Top 82% 4.9%
6
American Journal of Epidemiology
54 training papers
Top 0.7% 3.7%
7
PLOS Medicine
95 training papers
Top 2% 3.1%
8
European Journal of Epidemiology
36 training papers
Top 0.3% 3.1%
9
Nature Communications
483 training papers
Top 31% 3.1%
10
Nutrients
43 training papers
Top 2% 2.7%
11
BMC Infectious Diseases
110 training papers
Top 7% 1.9%
12
The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
32 training papers
Top 0.3% 1.5%
13
BMC Public Health
148 training papers
Top 21% 1.5%
14
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
32 training papers
Top 2% 1.5%
15
Journal of the American Heart Association
92 training papers
Top 10% 1.5%
16
eLife
262 training papers
Top 36% 1.3%
17
BMC Medical Research Methodology
41 training papers
Top 4% 1.3%
18
JAMA Network Open
125 training papers
Top 20% 1.1%
19
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
29 training papers
Top 2% 1.1%
20
Epidemiology and Infection
80 training papers
Top 11% 1.1%
21
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
35 training papers
Top 5% 0.9%
22
SSM - Population Health
17 training papers
Top 0.6% 0.9%
23
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
33 training papers
Top 6% 0.7%
24
Frontiers in Psychiatry
56 training papers
Top 8% 0.7%
25
Eurosurveillance
77 training papers
Top 15% 0.7%
26
BMJ
49 training papers
Top 7% 0.7%