Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5599543 | Atherosclerosis | 2017 | 21 Pages |
Abstract
The increased risk in subjects with diastolic pressure below 60 cannot fully be explained by the intensive treatment itself, but may be due to other measured factors. More generally, this analysis shows that adjusting for mediator-outcome confounding is essential, even in RCTs.
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Authors
Mats Julius Stensrud, Susanne Strohmaier,