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Letter to the Editor
Comparative statistical analysis in observational epidemiological studies
Análisis estadísticos comparativos en los estudios epidemiológicos observacionales
A. Bosch-Gaya, L. Matute-Blanco, D. Fernández-Rodríguez
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, F. Worner
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lérida, Spain
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Features from both samples varied significantly in aspects such as history&#59; clinical profile&#59; and effective medical therapy in the management of STE-ACS &#40;betablockers and ACE&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span></a></p><p id="par0015" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The main conclusion from the study<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0030"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">1</span></a> is that the implementation of one PA network reduced mortality rate&#46; However&#44; the statistical analysis conducted deserves certain considerations&#58;<ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0005"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0005"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#40;a&#41;</span><p id="par0020" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Survival analysis</span>&#58; in observational studies where the main goal is to assess the time elapsed until the occurrence of one event&#44; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">survival analyses</span><a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3&#44;4</span></a> are normally used&#46; The most widely used statistical tool to know the effect of one independent variable in time is the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Kaplan</span>&#8211;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Meier method</span>&#46; However&#44; it is not good for the simultaneous assessment of more than one independent variable&#44; or to estimate the effect size on the risk of occurrence of one event&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> In a setting where different variables coexist that may have an impact on the main goal&#44; the survival analysis using the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Cox regression</span> model is key to assess to what extent multiple variables can modify the risk of occurrence of a single event&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0045"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> This study showed that the mortality rate at 28 days varied after the implementation of this network &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">IBERICA-Mallorca</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>12&#46;2 vs <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">CI-IB</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>7&#46;2 per cent&#59; HR<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;560&#59; 95 per cent CI&#58; 0&#46;360&#8211;0&#46;872&#59; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;010&#41; based on the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Kaplan</span>&#8211;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Meier method</span>&#46; However&#44; when the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Cox regression analysis</span> was conducted&#44; no statistical significance was achieved in either model&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0010"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#40;b&#41;</span><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Propensity score matching</span>&#58; one option for the inter-group comparison of one outcome variable is observational studies is the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Propensity score matching</span>&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> This statistical analysis assesses the effect that one treatment strategy has based on the covariables that predict that one patient will be assigned to the assessed treatment&#44; and not the control group&#46; Thus&#44; by pairing patients based on the estimated propensity scores&#44; we can make inter-group comparisons with an approximate balance on the relevant variables&#44; instead of just one simple comparison between patients who received the treatment strategy&#44; and those who did not&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In sum&#44; even though the implementation of one PA network for the management of STE-ACS improved prognosis&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0035"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span></a> the <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Kaplan</span>&#8211;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Meier</span> analysis was not powerful enough to confirm that the reported reduced mortality rate is exclusively due to the effect of such healthcare network&#46; This is why we believe that conducting one <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Cox regression analysis</span> to assess not only the baseline differences and type of reperfusion&#44; but also different therapies received&#59; or one <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">propensity score matching</span> analysis to balance all relevant covariables will make better evaluations of the real impact of this network on the prognosis of this population&#46;</p><span id="sec0005" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0005">Conflicts of interest</span><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare no conflict of interests associated with this article whatsoever&#46;</p></span></span>"
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