Stratification for Confounding - Part 2: Direct and Indirect Standardization

Author(s):
Tripepi, G.; Jager, K.J.; Dekker, F.W. (0000-0002-2433-2494); Zoccali, C.
Published
2010
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Standardization is a method used to compare observed and expected rates of a given disease/outcome by removing the influence of factors that may confound the comparison. There are two major standardization methods: one is used when the 'standard' is the structure of a population (direct method) and the other when the 'standard' is a set of specific event rates (indirect method). The direct standardization is commonly used for large populations while the indirect one is applied to populations of relatively small dimensions. Copyright (C) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel

Confounding Direct standardization Indirect standardization Stratification mortality
Date issued
2010-12-31
Language
English
Is part of
Nephron Clinical Practice (2010), Vol. 116, no. 4, p. C322C325
hdl
1887/110244