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Use of conditional and marginal odds-ratios for analysing familial aggregation of binary data

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Genet Epidemiol, 18 (3): 193-202 (March 2000)
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(200003)18:3<193::AID-GEPI1>3.0.CO;2-W

Abstract

We propose a method for measuring familial aggregation of binary outcomes that incorporates unconditional, i.e., marginal, odds-ratios, for measuring association between outcomes within generations while using conditional odds-ratios to measure association between generations. This method may be used together with marginal odds-ratio models to explore the strength of association between individuals within a generation while accounting for the outcomes of predecessors. Interpretation of resulting odds-ratios is straightforward and a number of features of the method are discussed. An example, using smoking status data from Busselton Health Study families, is used to illustrate our approach.

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