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confounder en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English confound Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English confounder From confound + -er.

Meanings

1. A person who confounds.
2. A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable.
   • There is increasing evidence that cannabis use can act as a risk factor for the development of bipolar as well as psychotic disorders. A recent systematic review by Gibbs and colleagues identified several studies supporting a link between cannabis use and subsequent relapse of manic symptoms. This review also included a meta-analysis of two large prospective cohort studies, which found that cannabis use almost trebled the risk of new-onset subthreshold manic symptoms after adjusting for potential confounding factors. A further large prospective cohort study found cannabis use increased the risk of first episode bipolar by a factor of 5 after adjusting for confounders, and demonstrated evidence of a dose–response relationship. 2018 April 26, Tobias A Rowland, Steven Marwaha, “Epidemiology and risk factors for bipolar disorder”, in Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology, volume 8, number 9, →DOI, pages 251–269:

Forms

Relateds

deconfound

Translations (7)

fi sekoittaja (factor causing two distinct processes) · fr confondeur (factor causing two distinct processes) · fi sekoittava tekijä (factor causing two distinct processes) · de Drittfaktor (factor causing two distinct processes) · de Drittvariable (factor causing two distinct processes) · de Störvariable (factor causing two distinct processes) · de Störfaktor (factor causing two distinct processes)