The use of the directed acyclic graph to disentangle confounding variables from causal factors in observational studies

Maturitas. 2024 Jul:185:107936. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.107936. Epub 2024 Feb 3.

Authors

Faustino R Pérez-López¹, Ignacio Rodríguez², Pascual García-Alfaro²

Affiliations

¹ Aragón Health Research Institute, University of Zaragoza Faculty of Medicine, Zaragoza 50009, Spain. Electronic address: faustino.perez@unizar.es.
² Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, Dexeus University Hospital, Barcelona 08028, Spain.

PMID: 38350824
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.107936

No abstract available

Keywords: Confounding factors; DAG; Diagraph; Directed acyclic graph; Menopause; Observational studies; Women's health.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Causality*
Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic*
Female
Humans
Observational Studies as Topic*