2025
Nonparametric Estimation of the Potential Impact Fraction and the Population Attributable Fraction With Individual‐Level and Aggregated Data
Chan C, Zepeda‐Tello R, Camacho‐García‐Formentí D, Cudhea F, Meza R, Rodrigues E, Spiegelman D, Barrientos‐Gutierrez T, Zhou X. Nonparametric Estimation of the Potential Impact Fraction and the Population Attributable Fraction With Individual‐Level and Aggregated Data. Statistics In Medicine 2025, 44: e70214. PMID: 40798868, DOI: 10.1002/sim.70214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistributional assumptionsFinite sample performanceImpact of distributional assumptionsPotential impact fractionNonparametric estimationSample performanceDistributional violationsPopulation attributable fractionImpact fractionNonparametric methodsSimulation studyContinuous exposure dataPopulation impact fractionsAttributable fractionSugar-sweetened beverage consumptionIncidence of type 2 diabetesAssumptionsExposure distributionEstimationAggregate dataBeverage consumptionNonparametricType 2 diabetesIndividual-levelTarget population
2020
Estimation and inference for the population attributable risk in the presence of misclassification
Wong BHW, Lee J, Spiegelman D, Wang M. Estimation and inference for the population attributable risk in the presence of misclassification. Biostatistics 2020, 22: 805-818. PMID: 32112073, PMCID: PMC8966954, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxz067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation attributable riskAttributable riskPartial population attributable riskHigh red meat intakeColorectal cancer incidenceRed meat intakeAlcohol intakeRisk factorsCancer incidenceMeat intakeEpidemiologic studiesPublic health researchDisease casesStudy designValidation study designInternal validation studyHealth researchTarget populationIntakeValidation studyRiskHealth evaluation methodPresence of misclassificationIncidenceDisease
2007
Point and interval estimates of partial population attributable risks in cohort studies: examples and software
Spiegelman D, Hertzmark E, Wand HC. Point and interval estimates of partial population attributable risks in cohort studies: examples and software. Cancer Causes & Control 2007, 18: 571-579. PMID: 17387622, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-006-0090-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCohort studyRisk factorsPartial population attributable riskNon-modifiable risk factorsSpecific exposuresPopulation attributable risk percentAttributable risk percentPopulation attributable riskBladder cancer incidenceGroups of exposureTarget populationProportion of diseaseAttributable riskDisease burdenModifiable determinantsCancer incidencePublic health researchDiseaseHealth researchExposurePopulationIncidenceProportion
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