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Table 1 Comparison of posterior means and credible intervals of the ORs

From: Bayesian adjustment for measurement error in continuous exposures in an individually matched case-control study

 

OR

95% Cred. Int.

Adjusted OR

95% Cred. Int.

Naive analysis

    

   PFOA

0.905

(0.661, 1.209)

0.828

(0.584, 1.127)

   PFOS

0.802

(0.495, 1.214)

0.752

(0.445, 1.181)

   PFHxS

1.315

(0.964, 1.755)

1.302

(0.934, 1.779)

Measurement error analysis

   

   PFOA

0.904

(0.656, 1.212)

0.821

(0.568, 1.131)

   PFOS

0.794

(0.482, 1.221)

0.743

(0.431, 1.191)

   PFHxS

1.333

(0.960, 1.816)

1.329

(0.938, 1.856)

  1. Posterior means and 95% equal-tailed credible intervals of the ORs for the simple model and the model adjusted for confounding variables. Results are presented for the Bayesian naive analysis and for the Bayesian method proposed to correct for measurement error.