“Prospective study design and data analysis in UK Biobank” (2024), by Naomi E. Allen et al. Mathematics research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. A free PDF is available.

Prospective study design and data analysis in UK Biobank

Naomi E. Allen, Ben Lacey, Deborah A. Lawlor et al. · January 10, 2024 · Mathematics

Abstract

Population-based prospective studies, such as UK Biobank, are valuable for generating and testing hypotheses about the potential causes of human disease. We describe how UK Biobank's study design, data access policies, and approaches to statistical analysis can help to minimize error and improve the interpretability of research findings, with implications for other population-based prospective studies being established worldwide.

Free PDF DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adf4428