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On the causal interpretation of race in regressions adjusting for confounding and mediating variables.

Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) - 1 Jul 2014

VanderWeele Tyler J, Robinson Whitney R

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We consider several possible interpretations of the "effect of race" when regressions are run with race as an exposure variable, controlling also for various confounding and mediating variables. When adjustment is made for socioeconomic status early in a person's life, we discuss under what contexts the regression coefficients for race can be interpreted as corresponding to the extent to which a racial inequality...

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PMID: 24887159
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000105
PMCID: PMC4125322

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