From causal diagrams to birth weight-specific curves of infant mortality

Sonia Hernández-Díaz; Allen J. Wilcox; Enrique F. Schisterman; Miguel A. Hernán

doi:10.1007/s10654-007-9220-4

From causal diagrams to birth weight-specific curves of infant mortality

Sonia Hernández-Díaz, Allen J. Wilcox, Enrique F. Schisterman, Miguel A. Hernán

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Abstract

This report explores the low birth weight paradox using two graphical approaches: causal directed acyclic graphs (DAGs), and the empirical curves of the birth weight distribution and birth weight-specific mortality. The birth weight curves are able to represent the associations quantitatively, while the corresponding causal DAGs provide a set of plausible explanations for the findings. Taken together, these two approaches can facilitate discussion of underlying biological mechanisms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	163-166
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Epidemiology
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-007-9220-4
State	Published - Mar 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Birth weight
Curves
DAGs
Mortality
Paradox

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology

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Hernández-Díaz, S., Wilcox, A. J., Schisterman, E. F., & Hernán, M. A. (2008). From causal diagrams to birth weight-specific curves of infant mortality. European Journal of Epidemiology, 23(3), 163-166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-007-9220-4

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