nach oben

European Journal of Epidemiology

Erschienen in:

01.03.2008 | METHODS

From causal diagrams to birth weight-specific curves of infant mortality

verfasst von: Sonia Hernández-Díaz, Allen J. Wilcox, Enrique F. Schisterman, Miguel A. Hernán

Erschienen in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Ausgabe 3/2008

Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhalten

Abstract

This report explores the low birth weight paradox using two graphical approaches: causal directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), and the empirical curves of the birth weight distribution and birth weight-specific mortality. The birth weight curves are able to represent the associations quantitatively, while the corresponding causal DAGs provide a set of plausible explanations for the findings. Taken together, these two approaches can facilitate discussion of underlying biological mechanisms.

Wilcox A. On the importance—and the unimportance—of birthweight. Int J Epidemiol 2001;30:1233–41.PubMedCrossRef

Wilcox A. Birth weight and perinatal mortality: the effect of maternal smoking. Am J Epidemiol 1993;137:1098–104.PubMed

Basso O, Wilcox A, Weinberg CR. Birth weight and mortality: causality or confounding? Am J Epidemiol 2006;164:303–11.PubMedCrossRef

Hernández-Díaz S, Schisterman EF, Hernán MA. The birth weight “paradox” uncovered? Am J Epidemiol 2006.doi 10.1093/aje/kwj275

Pearl J. Causal diagrams for empirical research. Biometrika 1995;82:669–710.CrossRef

Spirtes P, Glymour C, Scheines R. Causation, prediction, and search. Lecture notes in statistics 81. New York: Springer-Verlag; 1993.

Cole SR, Hernán MA. Fallibility in estimating direct effects. Int J Epidemiol 2002;31(1):163–5.PubMedCrossRef

Hernán MA, Hernández-Díaz S, Robins JM. A structural approach to selection bias. Epidemiology 2004;15(5):615–25.PubMedCrossRef

Hernán MA, Hernández-Díaz S, Werler MM, Mitchell AA. Causal knowledge as a prerequisite for confounding evaluation. An application to birth defects epidemiology. Am J Epidemiol 2002;155:176–84.PubMedCrossRef

Titel: From causal diagrams to birth weight-specific curves of infant mortality
verfasst von: Sonia Hernández-Díaz
Allen J. Wilcox
Enrique F. Schisterman
Miguel A. Hernán
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2008
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in: European Journal of Epidemiology / Ausgabe 3/2008
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-007-9220-4

Live-Webinar: Aktuelle Leitlinien bei Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen

Springer Medizin

From causal diagrams to birth weight-specific curves of infant mortality

Abstract

Live-Webinar: Aktuelle Leitlinien bei Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen

Springer Medizin

Abstract

Bitte loggen Sie sich ein, um Zugang zu diesem Inhalt zu erhalten

Weitere Artikel der Ausgabe 3/2008

Change over time of mortality predictors after HAART initiation in a Senegalese cohort

Association of hip fracture incidence and intake of calcium, magnesium, vitamin D, and vitamin K

Effects of neighbourhood and individual factors on injury risk in the entire Swedish population: a 12-month multilevel follow-up study

Genetic and environmental factors in familial clustering in physical activity

Association of fatty acids in serum phospholipids with lung function and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in adults

Changing geographical distribution of diabetes mellitus type 1 incidence in Austrian children 1989–2005