Counter-Matching: A Stratified Nested Case-Control Sampling Method

Sampling strategies in nested case-control studies.

A stratified version of nested case-control sampling which we call "countermatching" is presented. This design uses data available for all cohort members to obtain a sample for collecting additional information in a case-control substudy. Hitherto the only stratified sampling design for such studies has involved matching of controls to cases with respect to confounding variables. However, in so...

Stratified Sampling Method

Stratified Sampling Method

An incidence density sampling program for nested case-control analyses.

BACKGROUND The nested case-control design can be a very efficient approach to an epidemiological investigation. In order to obtain unbiased estimates of relative risk, controls should be selected by incidence density sampling, which involves matching each case to a sample of those who are at risk at the time of case occurrence. METHODS This paper presents a simple computer program for inciden...

Nested case-control studies: should one break the matching?

In a nested case-control study, controls are selected for each case from the individuals who are at risk at the time at which the case occurs. We say that the controls are matched on study time. To adjust for possible confounding, it is common to match on other variables as well. The standard analysis of nested case-control data is based on a partial likelihood which compares the covariates of ...