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Effects of self-reported health conditions and pesticide exposures on probability of follow-up in a prospective cohort study.


ABSTRACT: We investigated the potential for selection bias due to non-participation in the follow-up of a large prospective cohort study.Licensed pesticide applicators (52,395 private; 4,916 commercial) in the Agricultural Health Study provided demographic, health, and pesticide exposure information at enrollment (1993-1997) and in a 5-year follow-up telephone interview. Factors associated with non-participation in the follow-up were identified using multiple logistic regression. Potential for selection bias was evaluated by comparing exposure-disease associations between the entire cohort and the follow-up subset.Sixty-six percent of private and 60% of commercial applicators completed the follow-up interview. Private and commercial applicators who did not complete the follow-up reported at enrollment younger age, less education, lower body mass index, poorer health behaviors but fewer health conditions, and lower pesticide use. Estimates of exposure-disease associations calculated with and without non-participants did not indicate strong selection bias.Differences between non-participants and participants in the follow-up interview were generally small, and we did not find significant evidence of selection bias. However, the extent of bias may depend on the specific exposure and outcome under study.

SUBMITTER: Montgomery MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3184944 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effects of self-reported health conditions and pesticide exposures on probability of follow-up in a prospective cohort study.

Montgomery Martha P MP   Kamel Freya F   Hoppin Jane A JA   Beane Freeman Laura E LE   Alavanja Michael C R MC   Sandler Dale P DP  

American journal of industrial medicine 20100501 5


<h4>Background</h4>We investigated the potential for selection bias due to non-participation in the follow-up of a large prospective cohort study.<h4>Methods</h4>Licensed pesticide applicators (52,395 private; 4,916 commercial) in the Agricultural Health Study provided demographic, health, and pesticide exposure information at enrollment (1993-1997) and in a 5-year follow-up telephone interview. Factors associated with non-participation in the follow-up were identified using multiple logistic re  ...[more]

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