Can statistic adjustment of OR minimize the potential confounding bias for meta-analysis of case-control study? A secondary data analysis

Abstract Background Different confounder adjustment strategies were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) in case-control study, i.e. how many confounders original studies adjusted and what the variables are. This secondary data analysis is aimed to detect whether there are potential biases caused by d...

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Main Authors: Tianyi Liu, Xiaolu Nie, Zehao Wu, Ying Zhang, Guoshuang Feng, Siyu Cai, Yaqi Lv, Xiaoxia Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0454-x