Background Mediation analysis methodology underwent many advancements throughout
the years, with the most recent and important advancement being the development of causal …

Prospective cohort studies show that higher intakes of ultra-processed food (UPF) increase
the risk of obesity and obesity-related outcomes, including cardiovascular disease, cancer …

Objective To assess the prospective associations between consumption of ultra-processed
food and risk of cancer. Design Population based cohort study. Setting and participants 104 …

This article provides an overview of recent developments in mediation analysis, that is,
analyses used to assess the relative magnitude of different pathways and mechanisms by …

Background A reported penicillin allergy may compromise receipt of recommended
antibiotic prophylaxis intended to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). Most patients with a …

Objective To evaluate the relation between penicillin allergy and development of meticillin
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and C difficile. Design Population based matched …

A graphical model is a statistical model that is represented by a graph. The factorization
properties underlying graphical models facilitate tractable computation with multivariate …

Background: In some randomized clinical trials, transradial access (TRA) compared with
transfemoral access (TFA) was associated with lower mortality in patients with coronary …

Mediation processes are fundamental to many classic and emerging theoretical paradigms
within psychology. Innovative methods continue to be developed to address the diverse …

In epidemiological studies it is often necessary to disentangle the pathways that link an
exposure to an outcome. Typically the aim is to identify the total effect of the exposure on the …