Adjusting for outcome risk factors in immigrant datasets: total or direct effects?

Abstract Background When quantifying differences in health outcomes between immigrants and non-immigrants, it is common practice to adjust for observed differences in outcome risk factors between the groups being compared. However, as some of these outcome risk factors may act as mediators on the ca...

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Main Authors: Roy Miodini Nilsen, Kari Klungsøyr, Hein Stigum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-023-01861-4