Using regression calibration equations that combine self-reported intake and biomarker measures to obtain unbiased estimates and more powerful tests of dietary associations

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 174, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1238-1245

  Freedman, Laurence S ^a   Midthune, Douglas ^b   Carroll, Raymond J ^c   Tasevska, Nataša ^b   Schatzkin, Arthur ^b   Mares, Julie ^d   Tinker, Lesley ^e   Potischman, Nancy ^b   Kipnis, Victor ^b  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Carotenoids; Cataract; Lutein; Measurement error; Sample size

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CAROTENOID; MULTIVITAMIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

BIOMARKER; CALIBRATION; CAROTENOID; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERROR ANALYSIS; EYE DISEASE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUMERICAL METHOD; PIGMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CALIBRATION; CATARACT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE MODEL; EYE COLOR; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GROUPS BY AGE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NULL HYPOTHESIS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PULSE PRESSURE; REGRESSION CALIBRATION; SELF REPORT; SIMULATION; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIET; DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856047510     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr248     Document Type: Article

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