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    Spatial variation in attributable risks.

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    Volume
    12
    Pagination
    39 - 52
    DOI
    10.1016/j.sste.2015.02.002
    Journal
    Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol
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    Abstract
    The attributable risk (AR) measures the contribution of a particular risk factor to a disease, and allows estimation of disease rates specific to that risk. While previous studies consider variability in ARs over demographic categories, this paper considers the extent of spatial variability in ARs estimated from multilevel data with confounders both at individual and geographic levels. A case study considers the AR for diabetes in relation to elevated BMI, and area rates for diabetes attributable to excess weight. Contextual adjustment includes known area variables, and unobserved spatially clustered influences, while spatial heterogeneity (effect modification) is considered in terms of varying effects of elevated BMI by neighbourhood deprivation category. The application is to patient register data in London, with clear evidence of spatial variation in ARs, and in small area diabetes rates attributable to excess weight.
    Authors
    Congdon, P
    URI
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877584515000039
    http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/9310
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    • Geography [451]
    Language
    eng
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2015.02.002
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