Reweighting UK Biobank corrects for pervasive selection bias due to volunteering.
Sjoerd van AltenBenjamin W DomingueJessica D FaulTitus GalamaAndries T MareesPublished in: International journal of epidemiology (2024)
Estimates from large-scale biobanks may be misleading due to volunteer bias. We recommend IP weighting to correct for such bias. To aid in the construction of the next generation of biobanks, we provide suggestions on how to best ensure representativeness in a volunteer-based design. For UKB, IPWs have been made available.
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