Model choice for estimating the association between exposure to chemical mixtures and health outcomes: A simulation study.

Challenges arise in researching health effects associated with chemical mixtures. Several methods have recently been proposed for estimating the association between health outcomes and exposure to chemical mixtures, but a formal simulation study comparing broad-ranging methods is lacking. We select...

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Main Authors: Lauren Hoskovec, Wande Benka-Coker, Rachel Severson, Sheryl Magzamen, Ander Wilson
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249236&type=printable
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description Challenges arise in researching health effects associated with chemical mixtures. Several methods have recently been proposed for estimating the association between health outcomes and exposure to chemical mixtures, but a formal simulation study comparing broad-ranging methods is lacking. We select five recently developed methods and evaluate their performance in estimating the exposure-response function, identifying active mixture components, and identifying interactions in a simulation study. Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) and nonparametric Bayes shrinkage (NPB) were top-performing methods in our simulation study. BKMR and NPB outperformed other contemporary methods and traditional linear models in estimating the exposure-response function and identifying active mixture components. BKMR and NPB produced similar results in a data analysis of the effects of multipollutant exposure on lung function in children with asthma.
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Model choice for estimating the association between exposure to chemical mixtures and health outcomes: A simulation study.
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title Model choice for estimating the association between exposure to chemical mixtures and health outcomes: A simulation study.
title_full Model choice for estimating the association between exposure to chemical mixtures and health outcomes: A simulation study.
title_fullStr Model choice for estimating the association between exposure to chemical mixtures and health outcomes: A simulation study.
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title_short Model choice for estimating the association between exposure to chemical mixtures and health outcomes: A simulation study.
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