Death or survival, which you measure may affect conclusions: A methodological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Considering the opposite outcome-for example, survival instead of death-may affect conclusions about which subpopulation benefits more from a treatment or suffers more from an exposure.

Methods

For case studies on death following COVID-19 and bankruptcy following melanoma, we compute and interpret the relative risk, odds ratio, and risk difference for different age groups. Since there is no established effect measure or outcome for either study, we redo these analyses for survival and solvency.

Results

In a case study on COVID-19 that ignores confounding, the relative risk of death suggested that 40-49-year-old Mexicans with COVID-19 suffered more from their unprepared healthcare system, using Italy's system as a baseline, than their 60-69-year-old

SUBMITTER: Shannin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9596942 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature