| Quantifying the impact of selection bias caused by nonparticipation in a case-control study of mobile phone use. | |
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PMID: 19064187 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To quantitatively assess the impact of selection bias caused by nonparticipation in a multinational case-control study of mobile phone use and brain tumor. METHODS: Non-response questionnaires (NRQ) were completed by a sub-set of nonparticipants. Selection bias factors were calculated based on the prevalence of mobile phone use reported by nonparticipants with NRQ data, and on scenarios of hypothetical exposure prevalence for other nonparticipants. RESULTS: Regular mobile phone use was reported less frequently by controls and cases who completed the NRQ (controls, 56%; cases, 50%) than by those who completed the full interview (controls, 69%; cases, 66%). This relationship was consistent across study centers, sex, and age groups. Lower education and more recent start of mobile phone use were associated with refusal to participate. Bias factors varied between 0.87 and 0.92 in the most plausible scenarios. CONCLUSIONS: Refusal to participate in brain tumor case-control studies seems to be related to less prevalent use of mobile phones, and this could result in a downward bias of around 10% in odds ratios for regular mobile phone use. The use of simple selection bias estimation methods in case-control studies can give important insights into the extent of any bias, even when nonparticipant information is incomplete. |
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Authors:
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Martine Vrijheid; Lesley Richardson; Bruce K Armstrong; Anssi Auvinen; Gabriele Berg; Matthew Carroll; Angela Chetrit; Isabelle Deltour; Maria Feychting; Graham G Giles; Martine Hours; Ivano Iavarone; Susanna Lagorio; Stefan Lönn; Mary McBride; Marie-Elise Parent; Siegal Sadetzki; Tina Salminen; Marie Sanchez; Birgitte Schlehofer; Joachim Schüz; Jack Siemiatycki; Tore Tynes; Alistair Woodward; Naohito Yamaguchi; Elisabeth Cardis |
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Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of epidemiology Volume: 19 ISSN: 1873-2585 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Epidemiol Publication Date: 2009 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-09 Completed Date: 2009-02-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9100013 Medline TA: Ann Epidemiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. mvrijheid@creal.cat |
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Adult Age Factors Brain Neoplasms / epidemiology*, etiology* Case-Control Studies Cellular Phone / statistics & numerical data* Educational Status Female Humans Male Middle Aged Selection Bias Sex Factors |
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