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Statistical issues in the analysis of disease mapping data.

C Pascutto1, J C Wakefield, N G Best

  • 1Dipartimento di Scienze Sanitarie Applicate e Psicocomportamentali, Universitá di Pavia, Italy.

Statistics in Medicine
|August 29, 2000
PubMed
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This study analyzes larynx cancer mapping using Bayesian hierarchical models, examining assumptions and their impact on smoothed relative risks. Findings highlight the sensitivity of disease mapping to model choices and proportionality assumptions.

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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Spatial Analysis

Background:

  • Disease mapping is crucial for understanding geographical health variations.
  • Bayesian hierarchical models are commonly used for disease mapping, offering smoothed relative risks.
  • These models involve complex assumptions that require careful examination.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate assumptions within Bayesian hierarchical models for disease mapping.
  • To assess the sensitivity of larynx cancer risk estimates to these assumptions.
  • To explore the relationship between larynx cancer relative risks and socio-economic status.

Main Methods:

  • Application of Bayesian hierarchical models to larynx cancer data in the North West Thames region.
  • Examination of the proportionality assumption for age-sex strata.

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  • Analysis of model and prior choices at different hierarchical levels.
  • Investigation of outlier effects and smoothing levels.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified significant sensitivity of disease mapping results to structural and functional assumptions.
    • Proportionality assumption for relative risks was critically examined.
    • Spatial variability in larynx cancer risks and association with socio-economic status were described.

    Conclusions:

    • The choice of models and priors in Bayesian hierarchical disease mapping significantly impacts results.
    • Careful consideration of assumptions, such as proportionality, is essential for reliable spatial epidemiology.
    • Further research is needed to refine disease mapping methodologies.