Effects of exposure measurement error in the analysis of health effects from traffic-related air pollution.
Effects of exposure measurement error in the analysis of health effects from traffic-related air pollution.
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10.1038/jes.2009.5
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2010-01
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4.5
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In large epidemiological studies, many researchers use surrogates of air pollution exposure such as geographic information system (GIS)-based characterizations of traffic or simple housing characteristics. It is important to evaluate quantitatively these surrogates against measured pollutant concentrations to determine how their use affects the interpretation of epidemiological study results. In this study, we quantified the implications of using exposure models derived from validation studies, and other alternative surrogate models with varying amounts of measurement error, on epidemiological study findings. We compared previously developed multiple regression models characterizing residential indoor nitrogen dioxide (NO2), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and elemental carbon (EC) concentrations to models with less explanatory power that may be applied in the absence of validation studies. We constructed a hypothetical epidemiological study, under a range of odds ratios, and determined the bias and uncertainty caused by the use of various exposure models predicting residential indoor exposure levels. Our simulations illustrated that exposure models with fairly modest R2 (0.3 to 0.4 for the previously developed multiple regression models for PM2.5 and NO2) yielded substantial improvements in epidemiological study performance, relative to the application of regression models created in the absence of validation studies or poorer-performing validation study models (e.g. EC). In many studies, models based on validation data may not be possible, so it may be necessary to use a surrogate model with more measurement error. This analysis provides a technique to quantify the implications of applying various exposure models with different degrees of measurement error in epidemiological research.
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影响因子:
14.2
作者:
Ryan, PH;LeMasters, G;Lockey, J
通讯作者:
Lockey, J
影响因子:
2
作者:
Freedman, Laurence S.;Midthune, Douglas;Carroll, Raymond J.;Kipnis, Victor
通讯作者:
Kipnis, Victor
DOI:
10.1038/sj.jea.7500388
发表时间:
2005-03-01
期刊:
JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
影响因子:
--
作者:
Jerrett, M;Arain, A;Giovis, C
通讯作者:
Giovis, C
影响因子:
5
作者:
Baxter, Lisa K.;Clougherty, Jane E.;Levy, Jonathan I.
通讯作者:
Levy, Jonathan I.
DOI:
10.1164/ajrccm.158.3.9701084
发表时间:
1998-09-01
影响因子:
24.7
作者:
Garrett, MH;Hooper, MA;Abramson, MJ
通讯作者:
Abramson, MJ