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What comes from what?
Measure of impact
FETP India
Competency to be gained from this lecture
Calculate an attributable fraction
Terminology
• Attributable fraction • Etiologic fraction• Attributable risk
Same thing
True or false?
• The relative risk of lung cancer among smokers is 9
• Therefore, if nobody was smoking, the incidence of lung cancer would be divided by nine
FalseMeasures of association are not measures of impact: It is not only the strength of association that matters but also the proportion of the population exposed to the risk
factor.
True or false?
• 90% of patients with lung cancer are smokers• Therefore, if nobody was smoking, the
incidence of lung cancer would be reduced by 90%
False The proportion of a disease that may be explained bya specific exposure does not depend on the proportion of cases exposed. It also depends upon the strength of the association (90% of patients with lung cancer also eat masala dosa)
Ill Non ill Total
Exposed a b a+b
Non exposed c d c+d
Total a+c b+d a+b+c+d
Presentation of the data of an analytical study in a 2 x 2 table
Key areas
• Attributable fraction among exposed• Attributable fraction in the population
Attributable fraction among exposed
Proportion of disease that could be prevented if the risk factor was
suppressed from among a population where 100% are exposed
This does not make sense in the absence of causality
Attributable fraction among exposed
Concept of attributable fraction among exposed
• Let’s see what is the risk of disease among exposed…
• Of this risk, what is the proportion that is attributable to the exposure?
Attributable fraction among exposed
Attributable fraction among exposed: From concept to formula
• Estimate the risk among exposed (Denominator)
• Estimate the proportion of it that is attributable to the exposure (Numerator)
Attributable fraction among exposed
Attributable fraction among exposed: Finding the right formula
Portion of the risk among exposed that is attributable to the exposure
_________________
Risk among exposed
Attributable fraction among exposed
The risk difference quantifies the excess of risk among exposed in a
cohort
Risk difference = R1- R0 = (a/L1) - (c/L0)
Ill Non ill Total
Exposed a b L1
Non exposed c d L0
Total a+c b+d L1 + L0
Attributable fraction among exposed
Attributable fraction among exposed
Risk difference_________________
Risk among exposed
Attributable fraction among exposed
Ill Non ill Total
Exposed a b L1
Non exposed c d L0
Total a+c b+d L1 + L0
Attributable fraction among exposed in
a cohort study: Conceptual formula
AF e = (R1-R0) /R1 = [(a/L1) - (c/L0)] / (a/L1)
Attributable fraction among exposed
Attributable fraction among exposed:
Formula used in calculations
AF e = (R1-R0) /R1 = RR-1 / RR
Attributable fraction among exposed
(Can be demonstrated)
Leishmaniasis Non ill Total
Water bodies 139 487 626
No water bodies 11 114 125
Total 150 601 751
Relative risk = (139/626) / (11/125) = 22% / 9% = 2.5
AF e = (2.5-1)/2.5 = 0.6 = 60%(Try to calculate using both formula)
Risk of leishmaniasis according to water bodies within 25 metres of house, Chatrakhali, West Bengal,
2004-6
Attributable fraction among exposed
The attributable fraction among exposed only depends on the
relative risk• RR= 1; AFe = 0• RR= 2; AFe = 1/2 = 50%• RR= 3; AFe = 2/3 = 66%• RR= 4; AFe = 3/4 = 75%• RR= 5; AFe= 4/5 = 80%• And so on… with a plateau
Attributable fraction among exposed
Population attributable fraction among exposed according to the
relative risk
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Ill Non ill Total
Exposed a b L1
Non exposed c d L0
Total ? ? L1 + L0
Case of a protective exposure: Preventable fraction among exposed
PFe = (R0-R1) /R0 = 1 - RR
Attributable fraction among exposed
Vaccine efficacy = Preventable fraction among exposed to a vaccine
• Proportion of cases potentially avoided among vaccinated
• Proportion of the cases that would have occurred among vaccinated but that were avoided because of vaccination
• VE = (ARNV - ARV) / ARNV
Attributable fraction among exposed
Cases Controls Total
Exposed a b ?
Unexposed c d ?
Total C1 C0 C1+C0
Attributable fraction among exposed:
Case-control study
If rare disease: (OR - 1)/OR
Vaccine efficacy: 1 - OR Attributable fraction among exposed
S. typhus Controls Total
Sleeping in work clothes 66 13 79
Changing clothes to sleep 56 33 89
Total 122 46 168
Habits of sleeping in work clothes among scrub typhus cases and
controls, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, 2005-6
Odds ratio = (66x33)/(56x13) =3.0AF e = (3-1)/3 = 66%
Attributable fraction among exposed
Number of hepatitis B vaccine doses received by HBsAg+ cases and
controls, Romania, 1997- 1998
HBsAg (+) HBsAg (-)Cases Controls
3 doses 3 25< 3 doses 4 2
7 27
OR= 0.06Vaccine efficacy = 1- OR = 94%
Attributable fraction among exposed
Key areas
• Attributable fraction among exposed• Attributable fraction in the population
Attributable fraction in the population
Proportion of disease that could be prevented if the risk factor was suppressed in the population
Does not make sense in the absence of causality
Attributable fraction in the population
Concept of attributable fraction in the population
• Let’s see what is the risk of disease in the population…
• Of this risk, what is the proportion that is attributable to the exposure?
Attributable fraction in the population
Attributable fraction in the population: From concept to formula
• Estimate the risk in the population (Denominator)
• Estimate the proportion of it that is attributable to the exposure (Numerator)
Attributable fraction in the population
Attributable fraction in the population: Finding the right formula
Portion of the risk in the population that is attributable to the exposure
_________________
Risk in the population
Attributable fraction in the population
Excess of risk in the population in a cohort
Excess of risk in the population = Rp- R0 = (a+c/L1+L0) - (c/L0)
Ill Non ill Total
Exposed a b L1
Non exposed c d L0
Total a+c b+d L1 + L0
Attributable fraction in the population
Attributable fraction in the population
Excess of risk in the population_________________
Risk in the population
Attributable fraction in the population
Ill Non ill Total
Exposed a b L1
Non exposed c d L0
Total a+c b+d L1 + L0
Attributable fraction in the population in a cohort study:
Conceptual formula
AFp = (Rp-R0) /Rp
Attributable fraction in the population
Attributable fraction in the population in a cohort study:Formula used in calculations
AFp = (Rp-R0) /Rp = P1x(RR-1/RR)
P1: Proportion of cases exposed
Attributable fraction in the population
(Can be demonstrated)
Leishmaniasis Non ill Total
Water bodies 139 487 626
No water bodies 11 114 125
Total 150 601 751
Relative risk = (139/626) / (11/125) = 22% / 9% = 2.5
AF e = (2.5-1)/2.5 = 0.6 = 60%
AF p = (139/150) x 60% = 93% x 60% = 56%
(Try the two formulas)
Risk of leishmaniasis according to water bodies within 25 metres of house, Chatrakhali, West Bengal,
2004-6
Attributable fraction in the population
Incidence of gastro-enteritis according to food items consumed, wedding dinner, West Bengal, 2005
Incidence among those who ate
Incidence among those who did not eat
Ill Total % Ill Total % Cold drinks 153 186 82% 25 41 61% Salad 144 189 76% 34 38 89% Fish Fry 173 195 89% 5 32 16% Fish Curry 119 149 80% 59 78 76% Mutton 158 200 79% 20 27 74% Rosgulla 159 202 79% 19 25 76% Ice cream 166 211 79% 12 16 75% Pan 148 181 82% 30 46 65%
Relative risk: 5.6, Attributable fraction among exposed = 82%Attributable fraction in the population = (173/178) x 82% = 80%The source identified explains most cases Attributable fraction in the population
* 87% of cases exposed, population attributable fraction: 38%
Attack rate of gastro-enteritis by food items, Coochbehar, West
Bengal, India, 2005Attack rate (%)
Relative risk
95% confidence
interval Ate Did not
eat
Raw custard* 90% 51% 1.8 1.3-2.4
Fruits 76% 86% 0.88 0.76-1.0
Sugar candy 75% 88% 0.85 0.74-1.0
Puffed rice 80% 84% 0.95 0.83-1.1
Seasoned rice 67% 84% 0.79 0.60-1.0
Additional investigations, gastroenteritis outbreak,
Coochbehar, West Bengal, India, 2005
• Raw custard not refrigerated contained raw milk, flour, sugar, honey, banana, clarified butter
• In addition to food items, all persons took a spoon of diluted raw milk, explaining: High attack rate in persons unexposed to custard Low relative risk / attributable fraction for raw
custard
• The attributable fraction in the population pointed to the fact the source of infection had two vehicles
Attributable fraction in the population
• Depends upon the relative risk• Depends upon the proportion of cases
exposed• Can never exceed the proportion of
cases exposed
Attributable fraction in the population
From the proportion of cases exposed to the attributable fraction
in the population• 20% of cases exposed, OR very high
Attributable fraction close to 20%
• 100% of cases exposed, OR = 1 Attributable fraction = 0%
Attributable fraction in the population
Population attributable fraction according to the relative risk for
various level of exposure frequency among cases
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Cases Controls Total
Exposed a b ?
Unexposed c d ?
Total C1 C0 C1+C0
If rare disease: P1x [(OR - 1)/OR]
Attributable fraction in the population:
Case-control study
Attributable fraction in the population
S. typhus Controls Total
Sleeping in work clothes 66 13 79
Changing clothes to sleep 56 33 89
Total 122 46 168
Sleeping in work clothes and scrub typhus, Darjeeling, West Bengal,
India, 2005-6
Odds ratio = (66x33)/(56x13) =3.0AF e = (3-1)/3 = 66%AF p = (66/122) x 66% = 54% x 66% = 36%
Attributable fraction in the population
Characteristics of acute hepatitis B cases and controls, Karachi,
Pakistan, 2001
Exposure
Acute hepatitis B
(N=67)
Healthy controls(N=247) OR
Injection 43 (?%) 68 (?%) ?
Transfusion 2 (?%) 1 (?%) ?
Fraction attributable to injections: (43/67) x (4.7-1/4.7) = 64% x 79% = 50%Fraction attributable to transfusion: (2/67) x (7.6-1/7.6) = 3% x 87% = 2.5%
Attributable fraction in the population
Risk assessment: Rule of thumb
• There is more death and disability from frequent exposure to lower risks than to rare exposures to higher risks
• Examples: More people die from marginally elevated
blood pressure (common) than from frankly elevated blood pressure (uncommon)
More people acquire HCV from unsafe injection (common exposure, lower risk) than from unsafe blood (rare exposure, high risk)
Attributable fraction in the population
Measures of impact in population for protective exposures
• If you want to know what was actually prevented by the prevention measure as used currently Calculate the fraction prevented in the population
• Proportion of the population USING the prevention measure x preventable fraction among exposed
• If you want to know how much could be prevented if the prevention measure was used in the whole population Consider “failure to use the prevention measure” as risk
factor (1/RR or 1/OR) Calculate attributable fraction in the population of the
“failure to use the prevention measure”• Proportion of the population NOT USING the prevention
measure x attributable fraction among exposed
Take home messages
• The attributable fraction among exposed translates the strength of association into an estimate of the proportion of cases attributable to the exposure among exposed
• The attributable fraction in the population translates the strength of association and the proportion of cases exposed into an estimate of the proportion of cases attributable to the exposure in the population
Attributable fraction in the population
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