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FA 2 Flashcards

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epidimiology - RRR AR ARR

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Relative risk reduction Attributable risk

Absolute risk reduction

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Odds ratio

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Odds that the group with the disease (cases) was exposed to a risk factor divided by odds that the group without disease (controls) was exposed

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Odds ratio equation (and explanation)

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OR=(a/c)/(b/d)=ad/bc = X

the risk of the disease is X times higher for exposed then non exposed in population

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Relative risk

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Risk of developing disease in the exposed group divided by risk in the unexposed group

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epidemiology - RR equation

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(a/(a+b))/(c/(c+b))

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if prevelance is low –> RR? OR?

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RR=OR

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RR: greater/lower/=1

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=1: no association between exposure and disease

greater: exposure increases the occurrence disease
lower: decreases

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Relative risk reduction (RRR)

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The proportion risk reduction attributable to the intervention as compared to a control
(how much the risk is reduced by the intervention)

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RRR - ex.

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2% of patients who received flu shot develop the flu, while 8% of unvaccinated patients develop flu then RR=2/8 = 0.25
RRR=1-RR = 0.75

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Attributable risk (AR) - definition example

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The difference in risk between exposed and unexposed groups
or,
The proportion of disease that are ATTRIBUTABLE to the exposure
- If risk for lung cancer is 21% in smokers and 1 in nonsmokers, then 20% of the lung cancer risk in smokers is attributed to smoking

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Attributable risk (AR) - example

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If risk for lung cancer is 21% in smokers and 1 in nonsmokers, then 20% of the lung cancer risk in smokers is attributed to smoking

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Relative risk example

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21% smokers develop lung ca and 1% of non smoker

RR=21/1 = 21

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Absolute risk reduction - definition

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The difference risk (not the proportion) attributable to the intervention as compared to control)

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Absolute risk reduction example

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8% placebo flu - 2% vaccine flu = 6% = 0,6

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Number needed to treat (NNT)

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Number of patients who need to be to be treated for 1 patient to benefit
1/ARR

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Number needed to harm

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Number of patients who need to be exposed to a risk factor for 1 patient to be harmed
1/AR

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of 200 patients, 50 have lung Ca. Of these, 45 are smokers. Of remaining 150 patients (no Ca) ,60 are smokers –> Odds Ratio

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(45/5)/(60/90) = (45x90)/(5x60) = 13.5

The risk of Lung Ca is 13.5 times higher for smokers than in nonsmokers in this population

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Accuracy

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The trueness of test measurements (validity)
The absence of SYSTEMIC ERROR or BIAS in a test
(How close is the measured value to the true value)

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Systemic error - accuracy

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Systemic error decreases accuracy in a test

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Presicion

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-the consistency and reproducibility of a test (reliability)
-the absence of random variation on a test
(How close the values are each to other)

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Precision - standard deviation

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Increased precision –> decreased standard deviation

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Precision - statistical power

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Increased precision –> increased statistical power (1-β)

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random variation - precision

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Random variation decreases precision of a test

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interrated vs test-retest precision

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  1. interrated –> similar results when the test is administrated by a different rater or examiner
  2. Test-retest –> similar results when the sybect is tested as a second or third time
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Bias And Study Errors types

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  1. Recruiting participants
  2. Performing study
  3. Interpreting results
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Bias And Study Errors - recruiting participants

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Selection bias

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Bias And Study Errors - performing study

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  1. Recall bias
  2. Measurement bias
  3. Procedure bias
  4. Observer-expectancy bias
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Bias And Study Errors - Interpreting results

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  1. Confounding bias
  2. Lead time bias
  3. length time bias
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Selection bias (type and definition)

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Type: Recruiting participant bias

Error in assigning subjects to study group resulting in an unrepresentative sample. Most commonly a sampling bias

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Selection bias examples

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  1. Berkson bias (from hospitals)
  2. Healthy worker effects
  3. Non-response bias
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Strategy to reduce selection bias

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  1. Randomization

2. Ensure the choice of the right comparison/reference group

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Recall bias (type and definition)

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Type: performing study

Awareness of disorder alters recall by subjects. Common in retrospective studies

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Recall bias example

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Patients with disease recall exposure after learning of similar cases

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Recall bias strategy to reduce

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Decrease time from exposure to follow up

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Measurement bias (type and definition)

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Type: performing bias

Information is gathered in a way at distorts it

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Measurement bias example

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Miscalibrated scale consistently overstates weights of subjects

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Measurement bias strategy to reduce

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Use objective, standardized and previously tested method of data collection that are planned ahead of time

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Procedures bias (type and definition)

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Performing study

Subjects in different group are not treated in the same way

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Procedure bias example

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Patients in treatment group spend more time in highly specialized hospitals units

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Procedure bias strategy to reduce

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Blinding and use of placebo reduce influence of participant and researchers on procedures and interpretation of outcomes as neither are aware of group allocation

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Observer-expectancy bias (type and definition)

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Type: Performing study
Researchers belief in the efficacy of the treatment changes the outcome of that treatment (aka Pygmalion effect, self-fulfilling prophesy)

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Observer-expectancy bias example

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If observer expects treatment groups to show signs of recovery, then he is more likely to document positive outcomes

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Observer-expectancy bias strategy of reduction

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Blinding and use of placebo reduce influence of participant and researchers on procedures and interpretation of outcomes as neither are aware of group allocation

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Bias And Study Errors - Interpreting results

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  1. Confounding bias
  2. Lead time bias
  3. length time bias
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Comfounding bias (types and definition)

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Type: Interpreting bias
When factor is related to both exposure and outcomes, but not to the causal pathway –> factor distorts or confuses effects on outcome

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Confounding bias example

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Pulmonary disease is more common in coal workers than the general population. However, people who work in coal mines also smoke more frequently than the general population

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Confounding bias strategy of reduction

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  1. Multiple/repeated studies
  2. Crossover studies (subjects act as their own controls –> persons in group 1 receive the drug and group 2 placebo. Later they swich)
  3. Matching (patient with similar characteristics in both treatment and control groups)
  4. Restriction
  5. Randomization
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Lead time bias def/example

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Early detection makes it seems as though survival has increased, but the natural history of the disease has not changed

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Lead time bias strategy of reduction

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Measure “back end” survival (adjust survival to the severity of disease at the time of diagnosis)

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Length time bias - type and definition

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type: interpreting results
screening test detects diseases with long latency period, while those with shorter latency period become symptomatic earlier

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Length time bias - example

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a slowly progressive cancer is more likely detected by a screening test than a rapidly progressive test

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Length time bias - strategy to reduce it

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a randomized controlled trial assigning subjects to the sceening program or to no screening

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