“Mendelian Randomization” Approach in Economic Assessment of Health Conditions

Vipin Gupta; Mohinder P. Sachdeva; Gagandeep Kaur Walia

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2019.00002

Frontiers in Public Health (Feb 2019)

“Mendelian Randomization” Approach in Economic Assessment of Health Conditions

Vipin Gupta,
Mohinder P. Sachdeva,
Gagandeep Kaur Walia

Affiliations

Vipin Gupta: Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Mohinder P. Sachdeva: Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Gagandeep Kaur Walia: Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00002
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7

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The increased prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) is reflected in the rising economic burden of health conditions. Observational studies conducted in health economics research are detecting associations of NCDs or related risk factors with economic measures like health insurance, economic inequalities, accessibility of jobs, education, annual income, health expenditure, etc. The inferences of such relationships do not prove causation and are limited to associations which are many times influenced by confounding factors and reverse causation. Mendelian randomization (MR) approach is a useful method for exploring causal relations between modifiable risk factors and measures of health economics. The application of MR in economic assessment of health conditions has been started and is producing fruitful results.

Published in Frontiers in Public Health

ISSN: 2296-2565 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health

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