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Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology 8/2022

20-08-2022 | Thyroid Cancer | Publisher Correction

Publisher Correction: Impact of uncertainties in exposure assessment on thyroid cancer risk among cleanup workers in Ukraine exposed due to the Chornobyl accident

Authors: Mark P. Little, Elizabeth K. Cahoon, Natalia Gudzenko, Kiyohiko Mabuchi, Vladimir Drozdovitch, Maureen Hatch, Alina V. Brenner, Vibha Vij, Konstantin Chizhov, Elena Bakhanova, Natalia Trotsyuk, Victor Kryuchkov, Ivan Golovanov, Vadim Chumak, Dimitry Bazyka

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 8/2022

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The Publisher regrets that after publication errors were found in Table 2, with columns 2, 3, and 5 formatted incorrectly. The correct table is included in this correction and the paper has been updated.
Table 2
Excess odds ratio/Gy by morphology subtypes using linear EOR model, using geometric mean doses, regression calibration adjusted doses, or Monte Carlo maximum likelihood
Regression adjustment
Follicular morphology
Papillary morphology
Other and unspecified thyroid cancer
Cases/controls
EOR (95% CI)
p-value
Cases/controls
EOR (95% CI)
p-value
Cases/controls
EOR (95% CI)
p-value
Unadjusted model
Regression (geometric mean of 10,000 doses)
24/72
2.560 (− 0.269, 21.458)
0.138
110/338
0.115 (− 0.117, 1.104)
0.580
15/48
2.353 (− 0.084, > 100)
0.074
Regression calibration (arithmetic mean of 10,000 doses)
24/72
1.826 (− 0.227,  > 100)
0.137
110/338
0.067 (− 0.101,   > 100)
0.671
15/48
2.003 (− 0.073, > 100)
0.075
Full Monte Carlo maximum likelihood
24/72
2.072 (− 0.247,  > 100)
0.153
110/338
0.075 (− 0.172, 0.988)
0.659
15/48
2.314 (− 0.073, 17.476)
0.074
Adjusted baseline for proxy status
Regression (geometric mean of 10,000 doses)
24/72
2.699 (− 0.262, 24.083)
0.132
110/338
0.176 (− 0.114, 1.428)
0.470
15/48
2.016 (− 0.141, > 100)
0.100
Regression calibration (arithmetic mean of 10,000 doses)
24/72
1.733 (− 0.245, 13.628)
0.152
110/338
0.109 (− 0.099, 0.991)
0.552
15/48
1.670 (− 0.131, 13.369)
0.108
Full Monte Carlo maximum likelihood
24/72
2.009 (− 0.259, 23.456)
0.165
110/338
0.125 (− 0.156, 1.298)
0.537
15/48
1.996 (− 0.133, > 100)
0.104
Adjusted baseline for smoking status, cigarette packyears and proxy statusa
Regression (geometric mean of 10,000 doses)
24/72
5.461 (− 0.015, 60.624)
0.052
110/338
0.212 (− 0.112, 1.562)
0.416
15/48
2.025 (− 0.174, 18.789)
0.117
Regression calibration (arithmetic mean of 10,000 doses)
24/72
3.224 (− 0.082, 30.615)
0.068
110/338
0.131 (− 0.098, 1.064)
0.499
15/48
1.653 (− 0.155, 15.502)
0.126
Full Monte Carlo maximum likelihood
24/72
4.708 (− 0.075, 85.143)
0.066
110/338
0.143 (− 0.149, 1.338)
0.493
15/48
1.970 (− 0.165, 21.697)
0.125
Adjusted baseline for smoking status, cigarette packyears, alcohol consumption and proxy statusb
Regression (geometric mean of 10,000 doses)
24/72
30.091 (1.274,  > 100)
0.009
110/338
0.154 (− 0.115, 1.333)
0.506
15/48
 > 100c (2.550, > 100)
0.003c
Regression calibration (average of 10,000 doses)
24/72
12.154 (0.381, > 100)
0.020
110/338
0.100 (− 0.099, 0.945)
0.574
15/48
 > 100c (3.085, > 100)
0.002c
Full Monte Carlo maximum likelihood
24/72
42.119 (1.062, > 100)
0.010
110/338
0.102 (− 0.161, 1.127)
0.577
15/48
 > 100c (2.114, > 100)
0.003c
aAdjusted using categories of cigarette smoking status (1) never smoked, (2) ex smoker/unknown, (3) current smoker, cigarette packyears, proxy status
bAdjusted using categories of cigarette smoking status (1) never smoked, (2) ex smoker/unknown, (3) current smoker, cigarette packyears, proxy status, categories of alcohol consumption (1) unknown, (2) never drank, (3) drank once/month or less, (4) drank 2–3 times/month, (5) drank once/week or more
cIndications of lack of convergence
Metadata
Title
Publisher Correction: Impact of uncertainties in exposure assessment on thyroid cancer risk among cleanup workers in Ukraine exposed due to the Chornobyl accident
Authors
Mark P. Little
Elizabeth K. Cahoon
Natalia Gudzenko
Kiyohiko Mabuchi
Vladimir Drozdovitch
Maureen Hatch
Alina V. Brenner
Vibha Vij
Konstantin Chizhov
Elena Bakhanova
Natalia Trotsyuk
Victor Kryuchkov
Ivan Golovanov
Vadim Chumak
Dimitry Bazyka
Publication date
20-08-2022
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 8/2022
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-022-00882-5

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