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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Health Research Methods

Background:

  • Unmeasured confounding is a significant threat to the validity of observational study findings.
  • Existing methods for assessing confounding often rely on sensitivity analyses with assumed confounder effects.
  • The E-value offers a standardized metric to evaluate the potential impact of unmeasured confounders.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and explain the E-value as a measure of robustness against unmeasured confounding.
  • To provide a practical guide for calculating and interpreting E-values for various statistical measures.
  • To emphasize the importance of reporting and considering E-values in scientific literature.

Main Methods:

  • Definition and explanation of the E-value.
  • Demonstration of E-value calculation using risk statistics and confidence interval limits.
  • Discussion on the interpretation of E-values in the context of study-specific confounder plausibility and prevalence.

Main Results:

  • The E-value represents the minimum strength of association required for an unmeasured confounder to nullify a statistically significant finding.
  • Two types of E-values are typically calculated: one for nullifying the point estimate and another for including the null in the confidence interval.
  • E-values are context-specific, depending on the adjusted variables and study design.

Conclusions:

  • The E-value provides a crucial, quantitative assessment of a study's resistance to unmeasured confounding.
  • Researchers should routinely report E-values, and reviewers/editors should request them to ensure finding credibility.
  • Readers should utilize E-values to critically evaluate the strength and reliability of reported associations.