Cautionary note: propensity score matching does not account for bias due to censoring

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2018 Jun 1;33(6):914-916. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfx198.

Abstract

This article gives a review of the limitations of propensity score matching as a tool for confounding control in the presence of censoring. Using an illustrative simulation study, we emphasize the importance of explicit adjustment for selective loss to follow-up and explain how this may be achieved.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bias
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Computer Simulation*
  • Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / therapy*
  • Propensity Score*
  • Renal Dialysis / methods*
  • Sulfonylurea Compounds / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Sulfonylurea Compounds