Exercise 2 (A)

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Problem Statement

We will use the following article:

Xu KY, Hartz SM, Borodovsky JT, Bierut LJ, Grucza RA. Association between benzodiazepine use with or without opioid use and all-cause mortality in the United States, 1999-2015. JAMA Network Open. 2020;3(12):e2028557. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.28557.

The authors exposed the relationship between benzodiazepine use with or without opioid use (exposure) and all-cause mortality (outcome), adjusting for confounders. The exposure and confounders information was extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 1999-2014 cycles, and public-use mortality data was downloaded from the CDC website. Our main tasks include merging the datasets, applying eligibility criteria, and creating Table 1. Please note that recreating the analytic dataset after applying eligibility criteria was difficult due to the level of detail provided by the authors in the main manuscript and supplemental materials. Therefore, the numbers in your Table 1 will differ from Table 1 of the paper. However, you should be able to reproduce the numbers for this exercise given by the instructor.

Question I: [50% grade]

1(a) Importing dataset

See previous tutorial for hints about how the analytic data was created.

# Importing dataset
load("Data/accessing/nhanes_mortality_1999_2014.RData")
ls()
#>  [1] "dat.mortality01" "dat.mortality03" "dat.mortality05" "dat.mortality07"
#>  [5] "dat.mortality09" "dat.mortality11" "dat.mortality13" "dat.mortality99"
#>  [9] "dat.nhanes01"    "dat.nhanes03"    "dat.nhanes05"    "dat.nhanes07"   
#> [13] "dat.nhanes09"    "dat.nhanes11"    "dat.nhanes13"    "dat.nhanes99"

There are 16 datasets (8 NHANES, 8 mortality):

dat.nhanes99: NHANES data for 1999-2000 cycle
dat.nhanes01: NHANES data for 2001-2002 cycle
dat.nhanes03: NHANES data for 2003-2004 cycle
dat.nhanes05: NHANES data for 2005-2006 cycle
dat.nhanes07: NHANES data for 2007-2008 cycle
dat.nhanes09: NHANES data for 2009-2010 cycle
dat.nhanes11: NHANES data for 2011-2012 cycle
dat.nhanes13: NHANES data for 2013-2014 cycle
dat.mortality99: Mortality data for 1999-2000 cycle
dat.mortality01: Mortality data for 2001-2003 cycle
dat.mortality03: Mortality data for 2003-2004 cycle
dat.mortality05: Mortality data for 2005-2006 cycle
dat.mortality07: Mortality data for 2007-2008 cycle
dat.mortality09: Mortality data for 2009-2010 cycle
dat.mortality11: Mortality data for 2010-2012 cycle
dat.mortality13: Mortality data for 2011-2014 cycle

The mortality datasets have the following variables:

SEQN: Respondent sequence number. We will use the ‘SEQN’ variable to merge an NHANES cycle with its corresponding mortality data.
mortstat: All-cause mortality status
permth_int: Person-Months of Follow-up from NHANES Interview date
permth_exm: Person-Months of Follow-up from NHANES Mobile Examination Center (MEC) Date
CYCLE: Survey cycle

The NHANES datasets have the following variables:

SEQN: Respondent sequence number
CYCLE: Survey cycle
SDMVSTRA: Masked variance pseudo-stratum
SDMVPSU: Masked variance pseudo-PSU
WTMEC2YR: Full sample 2-year MEC exam weight
RIDSTATR: Interview/examination status
RIDAGEYR: Age in years at screening
RIAGENDR: Gender
DMDEDUC2: Education level (adults 20+)
INDFMPIR: Family monthly poverty income ratio
RIDRETH1: Race/ethnicity
DMDMARTL: Marital status
SMOKING_HARMONIZED: Harmonized smoking variable [SMQ020/SMQ040]
BPQ020: Ever told had high blood pressure
LIPIDEM_HARMONIZED: Lipidemia harmonized [BPQ060/BPQ080]
MCQ160F: Ever told you had a stroke
MCQ160E: Ever told you had a heart attack
DIQ010: Doctor told you have diabetes
MCQ160B: Ever told you had congestive heart failure
PULMOND_HARMONIZED: Harmonized pulmonary condition variable [MCQ160G/MCQ160K/MCQ160O]
MCQ160L: Ever told you had liver condition
MCQ160A: Ever told you had arthritis
KIDNEYD_HARMONIZED: Harmonized kidney disease variable [KIQ020/KIQ022]
MCQ220: Ever told you had cancer or malignancy
ANYHOSP_INLASTYEAR: Harmonized indicator of any hospital visit in last year [HUD070/HUQ070/HUQ071]
HUQ090: Seen a mental health professional in past year
HUQ010: General health condition [Excellent/Very Good/Good/Fair/Poor]
PFQ090: Last 12 months, received care at emergency room
REGULAR_EDCARE: Harmonized type or place most often go for healthcare [HUQ040/HUQ041]
HUQ020: Health condition compared to a year ago
NUMHOSP_INLASTYEAR: Harmonized number of hospitalizations in last year [HUD080/HUQ080]
TAKERX_INLASTMONTH: Harmonized taken prescription/medicine in past month [RDX030/RDXUSE]
benzodiazepines: Any benzodiazepines reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
opioids: Any opioids reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
ssris: Any ssris reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
antidepressants: Any anti-depressants (SNRIs, MAOIs, or TCAs) reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
antidepres_othr: Any other anti-depressants reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
antipsychotics: Any anti-psychotics reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
analgesics: Any analgesics reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
muscle_relax: Any muscle relaxants reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
anticonvulsant: Any anti-convulsants reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
hormonalagents: Any hormonal agents reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
gastrointestin: Any gastrointestinal agents reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
cardi_metab_ag: Any cardiac or metabolic medications reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
resp_antihist: Any respiratory medicators or antihistamines reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
cns_morethan2: > 2 CNS medications reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
ncns_lessthan5: < 5 NCNS medications reported, harmonized from RDX/RDX_DRUG data tables
REGULAR_DRINKING: Harmonized regular drinker status [ALQ100/ALD100/ALQ110/ALQ120U/ALQ120Q]

We refer this OER website for guidance on downloading mortality data and linking to NHANES. You can also review the R script (xu-et-al-2020-data-preparation.r) to see how the variables listed above were downloaded and derived.

1(b) Merging datasets

Merge the mortality datasets with the NHANES datasets.

Hint:

SEQN is the unique identifier in the datasets.
Make sure that your merged dataset includes information for 82,091 individuals.

# your code here

# Mortality data
# dat.mort <- rbind(..

# NHANES
# dat.nhanes <- 

# Merging
# dat <- merge(..

1(c) Subsetting according to eligibility

Subset the dataset according to the eligibility criteria / restriction specified in the paper (see Figure 1 of the paper). The authors dropped individuals:

Aged less than 20 years
Did not participate in mobile examination interviews
Missing prescription medication data or refused to answer
Missing data on other covariates (medical comorbidities, alcohol, smoking, blood pressure, and health care use)
Died within 1 year of follow-up
Were not taking SSRIs, benzodiazepines, or opioids

Hint 1: The following variables could be used to subset based on eligibility:

RIDAGEYR for age
RIDSTATR for mobile examination interviews
TAKERX_INLASTMONTH for prescription medication
The following for the missing covariate information: BPQ020, LIPIDEM_HARMONIZED, MCQ160F, MCQ160E, DIQ010, MCQ160B, PULMOND_HARMONIZED, MCQ160L, MCQ160A, KIDNEYD_HARMONIZED, MCQ220, SMOKING_HARMONIZED, REGULAR_DRINKING, REGULAR_EDCARE
mortstat and permth_int for death within 1 year of follow-up
benzodiazepines, ssris, opioids for Benzodiazepine use with or without opioid use

Hint 2: After subsetting, the analytic dataset contains information for 4,049 individuals (do not match with the paper)

# your code here

# 20+
# dat1 <- subset(dat, ..

# Did not participate in mobile examination interviews
# dat2 <- subset(dat1, ...

# Missing prescription medication data or refused to answer
# dat3 <- subset(dat2, ...


# Missing data on other covariates 
# dat4 <- ...

# Died within 1 y of follow-up
# dat5 <- subset(dat4, ...

# Were not taking SSRIs, benzodiazepines, or opioids
# dat6 <- subset(dat5,

1(d) Creating the exposure variable

Create the exposure variable (Benzodiazepine Use With or Without Opioid Use).

Hint: It’s a categorical variable with four categories as shown in Figure 1 or Table 1 of the paper. If your analytic sample size is 4,049, you could have the following frequencies:

exposure	n
BZDs plus opioids	408
BZDs only	961
Opioids only	1,434
Neither	1,246

# your code here

# library(dplyr)
# dat6 <- dat6 %>% 
#   mutate(exposure = case_when(...

Question II: [30% grade]

2(a) Recoding

Recode the confounders/covariates in shown in Table 1, except for the following:

Antimicrobial drugs
\(<5\) Non-CNS medications
Disabled

The main reason these four variables were not considered is that the authors provided insufficient detail in the main manuscript or supplemental materials to derive these variables. An example of recoding some of the variables is given below. But you can use other functions as well.

library(car)

# Age
#summary(dat6$RIDAGEYR)
dat6$age <- dat6$RIDAGEYR
dat6$age.cat <- car::recode(dat6$RIDAGEYR, " 60:70 = '60-70y'; else = 'Others' ", 
                            as.factor = T)
dat6$age.cat <- relevel(dat6$age.cat, ref = "Others")
table(dat6$age.cat, useNA = "always")
  
# Male
table(dat6$RIAGENDR, useNA = "always")
dat6$gender <- relevel(dat6$RIAGENDR, ref = "Female")

# College graduate 
#table(dat6$DMDEDUC2, useNA = "always")
dat6$education <- car::recode(dat6$DMDEDUC2, " c('College Graduate or above', 
                           'College graduate or above') = 'College graduate'; 
                           c('Less Than 9th Grade', 
                           '9-11th Grade (Includes 12th grade with no diploma)',
                           'High School Grad/GED or Equivalent', 'Less than 9th grade', 
                           '9-11th grade (Includes 12th grade with no diploma)', 
                           'High school graduate/GED or equivalent',
                           'Some College or AA degree', 'Some college or AA degree') = 
                           'Less than college'; else = NA ", as.factor = T)
dat6$education <- relevel(dat6$education, ref = "Less than college")
table(dat6$education, useNA = "always")

# Poverty to income ratio 
# table(dat6$INDFMPIR, useNA = "always")
## Your code here
# dat6$poverty.ratio <- car::recode(dat6$INDFMPIR ...

# White
# table(dat6$RIDRETH1, useNA = "always")
## Your code here
# dat6$race <- car::recode(dat6$RIDRETH1,...

# Partnered
#table(dat6$DMDMARTL, useNA = "always")
## Your code here
# dat6$marital <- car::recode(dat6$DMDMARTL, ...
table(dat6$marital, useNA = "always")

# Smoking
#table(dat6$SMOKING_HARMONIZED, useNA = "always")
dat6$smoking <- car::recode(dat6$SMOKING_HARMONIZED, " c('Every day', 'Some days') = 
                            'Yes'; c('LOGICAL SKIP', 'Not at all') = 'No';
                            else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$smoking, useNA = "always")

# Hypertension
# table(dat6$BPQ020, useNA = "always")
## Your code here
# dat6$hypertension <- car::recode(dat6$BPQ020, ...
table(dat6$hypertension, useNA = "always")

# Hyperlipidemia
#table(dat6$LIPIDEM_HARMONIZED, useNA = "always")
dat6$hyperlipidemia <- car::recode(dat6$LIPIDEM_HARMONIZED, " 'No' = 'No';
                                   'Yes' = 'Yes'; else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$hyperlipidemia, useNA = "always")

# Stroke
#table(dat6$MCQ160F, useNA = "always")
dat6$stroke <- car::recode(dat6$MCQ160F, " 'No' = 'No'; 'Yes' = 'Yes'; else = NA", 
                           as.factor = T)
table(dat6$stroke, useNA = "always")

# Myocardial infarction
#table(dat6$MCQ160E, useNA = "always")
dat6$heart.attack <- car::recode(dat6$MCQ160E, " 'No' = 'No'; 'Yes' = 'Yes'; else = NA", 
                                 as.factor = T)
table(dat6$heart.attack, useNA = "always")

# Diabetes
#table(dat6$DIQ010, useNA = "always")
dat6$diabetes <- car::recode(dat6$DIQ010, " c('No', 'Borderline') = 'No'; 
                             'Yes' = 'Yes'; else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$diabetes, useNA = "always")

# Congestive heart failure
#table(dat6$MCQ160B, useNA = "always")
dat6$heart.failure <- car::recode(dat6$MCQ160B, " 'No' = 'No'; 'Yes' = 'Yes';
                                  else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$heart.failure, useNA = "always")

# Pulmonary disease 
#table(dat6$PULMOND_HARMONIZED, useNA = "always")
dat6$pulmonary.disease <- car::recode(dat6$PULMOND_HARMONIZED, " 'No' = 'No'; 
                                      'Yes' = 'Yes'; else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$pulmonary.disease, useNA = "always")

# Liver disease 
#table(dat6$MCQ160L, useNA = "always")
dat6$liver.disease <- car::recode(dat6$MCQ160L, " 'No' = 'No'; 'Yes' = 'Yes'; 
                                  else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$liver.disease, useNA = "always")

# Arthritis     
#table(dat6$MCQ160A, useNA = "always")
dat6$arthritis <- car::recode(dat6$MCQ160A, " 'No' = 'No'; 'Yes' = 'Yes'; 
                              else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$arthritis, useNA = "always")

# Kidney    disease 
#table(dat6$KIDNEYD_HARMONIZED, useNA = "always")
dat6$kidney.disease <- car::recode(dat6$KIDNEYD_HARMONIZED, " 'No' = 'No'; 
                                   'Yes' = 'Yes'; else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$kidney.disease, useNA = "always")

# Cancer        
#table(dat6$MCQ220, useNA = "always")
dat6$cancer <- car::recode(dat6$MCQ220, " 'No' = 'No'; 'Yes' = 'Yes'; else = NA",
                           as.factor = T)
table(dat6$cancer, useNA = "always")

# Regular   drinking    
#table(dat6$REGULAR_DRINKING, useNA = "always")
dat6$regular.drinking <- car::recode(dat6$REGULAR_DRINKING, " 'No' = 'No'; 
                                     'Yes' = 'Yes'; else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$regular.drinking, useNA = "always")

# Antimicrobial drugs   - not available
# table(dat6$antimicrobial.drugs, useNA = "always")

# Hormonal  agents  
table(dat6$hormonalagents, useNA = "always")

# Anticonvulsants       
table(dat6$anticonvulsant, useNA = "always")

# Any   analgesics  
table(dat6$analgesics, useNA = "always")

# Muscle    relaxants   
table(dat6$muscle_relax, useNA = "always")

# Gastrointestinal  agents  
table(dat6$gastrointestin, useNA = "always")

# Cardiac   or  metabolic medications       
table(dat6$cardi_metab_ag, useNA = "always")

# Respiratory   medications or antihistamines       
table(dat6$resp_antihist, useNA = "always")

# >2 CNS    medications
table(dat6$cns_morethan2, useNA = "always")

# <5 Non-CNS    medications 
table(dat6$ncns_lessthan5, useNA = "always")

# Antidepressants   (SNRIs, MAOIs,  or  TCAs)
table(dat6$antidepressants, useNA = "always")

# Other antidepressants 
table(dat6$antidepres_othr, useNA = "always")

# Antipsychotics        
table(dat6$antipsychotics, useNA = "always")

# Any   hospitalization in <1y
#table(dat6$ANYHOSP_INLASTYEAR, useNA = "always")
dat6$hospitalization.any <- car::recode(dat6$ANYHOSP_INLASTYEAR, " 'No' = 'No'; 
                                     'Yes' = 'Yes'; else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$hospitalization.any, useNA = "always")

# Any   psychiatric visit in <1y
#table(dat6$HUQ090, useNA = "always")
dat6$hospitalization.psy <- car::recode(dat6$HUQ090, " 'No' = 'No'; 'Yes' = 'Yes'; 
                                        else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$hospitalization.psy, useNA = "always")

# Good current  health
#table(dat6$HUQ010, useNA = "always")
dat6$good.current.health <- car::recode(dat6$HUQ010, " c('Excellent,', 'Very good,',
                                        'Good,') = 'Yes'; c('Fair, or', 'Poor?') = 'No';
                                        else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$good.current.health, useNA = "always")

# Require   special health equipment        
#table(dat6$PFQ090, useNA = "always")
dat6$special.health <- car::recode(dat6$PFQ090, " 'No' = 'No'; 'Yes' = 'Yes'; 
                                   else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$special.health, useNA = "always")

# Disabled - not available      
# table(dat6$disabled, useNA = "always")

# Regular   ED  care
#table(dat6$REGULAR_EDCARE, useNA = "always")
dat6$regular.ED.care <- car::recode(dat6$REGULAR_EDCARE, " 'Hospital emergency room' = 
                                    'Yes'; else = 'No'",  as.factor = T)
table(dat6$regular.ED.care, useNA = "always")

# Worsening health  
#table(dat6$HUQ020, useNA = "always")
dat6$worsening.health <- car::recode(dat6$HUQ020, " c('Better,', 'About the same?') = 'No'; 
                                     'Worse, or' = 'Yes'; else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$worsening.health, useNA = "always")

# >2 Overnight  hospitalizations in <1y
#table(dat6$NUMHOSP_INLASTYEAR, useNA = "always")
dat6$hospitalization.3plus <- car::recode(dat6$NUMHOSP_INLASTYEAR, " c('0', '1', '2') = 'No'; 
                                        c('3', '4', '5', '6 or more') = 'Yes';
                                        else = NA", as.factor = T)
table(dat6$hospitalization.3plus, useNA = "always")

2(b) Table 1

Reproduce Table 1 presented in the above paper. Please note that the numbers in your Table 1 will differ from Table 1 of the paper. But the numbers could look as follows:

Characteristic	Overall	BZDs plus opioids	BZDs only	Opioids only	Neither
n	4049	408	961	1434	1246
age (mean (SD))	53.47 (17.06)	55.13 (14.86)	56.34 (17.06)	51.54 (17.23)	52.94 (17.21)
age.cat = 60-70y (%)	835 (20.6)	84 (20.6)	190 (19.8)	306 (21.3)	255 (20.5)
gender = Male (%)	1423 (35.1)	157 (38.5)	311 (32.4)	591 (41.2)	364 (29.2)
education = College graduate (%)	749 (18.5)	46 (11.3)	193 (20.1)	208 (14.5)	302 (24.2)
poverty.ratio = More than 2 (%)	1980 (51.9)	154 (39.8)	491 (54.3)	626 (46.2)	709 (60.7)
race = White (%)	2540 (62.7)	280 (68.6)	656 (68.3)	735 (51.3)	869 (69.7)
marital = Partnered (%)	2240 (55.9)	223 (54.9)	517 (54.4)	780 (55.1)	720 (58.3)
smoking = Yes (%)	1066 (26.3)	157 (38.5)	227 (23.6)	431 (30.1)	251 (20.1)
hypertension = Yes (%)	1954 (48.3)	225 (55.1)	457 (47.6)	693 (48.3)	579 (46.5)
hyperlipidemia = Yes (%)	1723 (42.6)	191 (46.8)	442 (46.0)	540 (37.7)	550 (44.1)
stroke = Yes (%)	263 ( 6.5)	39 ( 9.6)	56 ( 5.8)	82 ( 5.7)	86 ( 6.9)
heart.attack = Yes (%)	279 ( 6.9)	38 ( 9.3)	64 ( 6.7)	95 ( 6.6)	82 ( 6.6)
diabetes = Yes (%)	645 (15.9)	63 (15.4)	133 (13.8)	252 (17.6)	197 (15.8)
heart.failure = Yes (%)	232 ( 5.7)	36 ( 8.8)	53 ( 5.5)	77 ( 5.4)	66 ( 5.3)
pulmonary.disease = Yes (%)	578 (14.3)	95 (23.3)	117 (12.2)	214 (14.9)	152 (12.2)
liver.disease = Yes (%)	242 ( 6.0)	36 ( 8.8)	59 ( 6.1)	88 ( 6.1)	59 ( 4.7)
arthritis = Yes (%)	1989 (49.1)	290 (71.1)	417 (43.4)	791 (55.2)	491 (39.4)
kidney.disease = Yes (%)	191 ( 4.7)	27 ( 6.6)	44 ( 4.6)	72 ( 5.0)	48 ( 3.9)
cancer = Yes (%)	571 (14.1)	81 (19.9)	154 (16.0)	190 (13.2)	146 (11.7)
regular.drinking = Yes (%)	1219 (30.1)	109 (26.7)	301 (31.3)	395 (27.5)	414 (33.2)
hormonalagents = Yes (%)	1004 (24.8)	116 (28.4)	265 (27.6)	282 (19.7)	341 (27.4)
anticonvulsant = Yes (%)	822 (20.3)	187 (45.8)	399 (41.5)	153 (10.7)	83 ( 6.7)
analgesics = Yes (%)	2167 (53.5)	403 (98.8)	176 (18.3)	1388 (96.8)	200 (16.1)
muscle_relax = Yes (%)	394 ( 9.7)	96 (23.5)	53 ( 5.5)	206 (14.4)	39 ( 3.1)
gastrointestin = Yes (%)	1055 (26.1)	163 (40.0)	257 (26.7)	352 (24.5)	283 (22.7)
cardi_metab_ag = Yes (%)	2205 (54.5)	259 (63.5)	559 (58.2)	716 (49.9)	671 (53.9)
resp_antihist = Yes (%)	952 (23.5)	151 (37.0)	150 (15.6)	444 (31.0)	207 (16.6)
cns_morethan2 = Yes (%)	635 (15.7)	238 (58.3)	127 (13.2)	243 (16.9)	27 ( 2.2)
antidepressants = Yes (%)	208 ( 5.1)	52 (12.7)	88 ( 9.2)	51 ( 3.6)	17 ( 1.4)
antidepres_othr = Yes (%)	472 (11.7)	71 (17.4)	119 (12.4)	135 ( 9.4)	147 (11.8)
antipsychotics = Yes (%)	193 ( 4.8)	26 ( 6.4)	68 ( 7.1)	25 ( 1.7)	74 ( 5.9)
hospitalization.any = Yes (%)	905 (22.4)	121 (29.7)	206 (21.4)	376 (26.2)	202 (16.2)
hospitalization.psy = Yes (%)	856 (21.1)	95 (23.3)	271 (28.2)	155 (10.8)	335 (26.9)
good.current.health = Yes (%)	2527 (62.4)	173 (42.4)	627 (65.2)	824 (57.5)	903 (72.5)
special.health = Yes (%)	793 (19.6)	144 (35.3)	139 (14.5)	337 (23.5)	173 (13.9)
regular.ED.care = Yes (%)	98 ( 2.4)	13 ( 3.2)	15 ( 1.6)	57 ( 4.0)	13 ( 1.0)
worsening.health = Yes (%)	865 (21.4)	131 (32.1)	197 (20.5)	359 (25.1)	178 (14.3)
hospitalization.3plus = Yes(%)	124 ( 3.1)	22 ( 5.4)	21 ( 2.2)	48 ( 3.3)	33 ( 2.6)

# your code here

library(tableone)
vars <- c("age", "age.cat", "gender", "education", "poverty.ratio", "race", 
          "marital", "smoking", "hypertension", "hyperlipidemia", "stroke", 
          "heart.attack", "diabetes", "heart.failure", "pulmonary.disease", 
          "liver.disease", "arthritis", "kidney.disease", "cancer", 
          "regular.drinking", #"antimicrobial.drugs", 
          "hormonalagents", "anticonvulsant", "analgesics", "muscle_relax", 
          "gastrointestin", "cardi_metab_ag", "resp_antihist", "cns_morethan2", 
          #"ncns_lessthan5", 
          "antidepressants", "antidepres_othr", "antipsychotics", 
          "hospitalization.any", "hospitalization.psy", "good.current.health",
          "special.health", #"disabled",
          "regular.ED.care", "worsening.health", "hospitalization.3plus"
          )
# tab1 <- CreateTableOne(...

Question III: [20% grade]

3(a) Regression

Consider all-cause mortality as a binary variable. Run logistic regression model for finding the association between Benzodiazepine Use With or Without Opioid Use (the exposure variable created in 1(d)) and all-cause mortality (the outcome variable). Adjust the model for three confounders: sex, age, and race/ethnicity. Also, use the Neither as the reference category for the exposure variable. Please note that we will not be using survey features (e.g., PSU, strata, weight) in this exercise. However, we will learn how to utilize these survey features in the Survey data analysis lab.

# your code here

# fit <- glm(

3(b) Reporting odds ratio

Report the odds ratios and associated confidence intervals.

# your code here

# library(Publish)

Knit your file

Please knit your file once you finished and submit the knitted PDF or doc file. Please also fill-up the following table:

Group name: ** xyz **

Student initial	% contribution
Student 1 initial	x%
Student 2 initial	x%
Student 3 initial	x%