TY - JOUR AU - Enzenbach, Cornelia AU - Wicklein, Barbara AU - Wirkner, Kerstin AU - Loeffler, Markus PY - 2019 DA - 2019/07/01 TI - Evaluating selection bias in a population-based cohort study with low baseline participation: the LIFE-Adult-Study JO - BMC Medical Research Methodology SP - 135 VL - 19 IS - 1 AB - Participation in epidemiologic studies is steadily declining, which may result in selection bias. It is therefore an ongoing challenge to clarify the determinants of participation to judge possible selection effects and to derive measures to minimise that bias. We evaluated the potential for selection bias in a recent population-based cohort study with low baseline participation and investigated reasons for nonparticipation. SN - 1471-2288 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-019-0779-8 DO - 10.1186/s12874-019-0779-8 ID - Enzenbach2019 ER -