But there are still many possible Confounders.
And there are many possible Confounders.
Confounders that where there was imbalance.
A confounder can distort the true relationship between two or more characteristics.
For a formal approach to defining a confounder, see VanderWeele and Shpitser(2013).
The results remained
even when the researchers adjusted for potential Confounders, including the use of sleep medication,
education, depression, and body mass index(BMI).
After adjusting for Confounders, participation in dancing,
compared with non-participation, was associated with a 73 percent significantly lower likelihood for developing ADL disability.
It recommends such research consider specific ages and residential histories,
compare cases to controls without cancer and address other potential Confounders and environmental stressors.
Additionally, the study does not measure any potential Confounders such as the physical activity of the participants and the forms of treatment they were receiving.