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- Title
Using the entire history in the analysis of nested case cohort samples.
- Authors
Rivera, C. L.; Lumley, T.
- Abstract
Countermatching designs can provide more efficient estimates than simple matching or case-cohort designs in certain situations such as when good surrogate variables for an exposure of interest are available. We extend pseudolikelihood estimation for the Cox model under countermatching designs to models where time-varying covariates are considered. We also implement pseudolikelihood with calibrated weights to improve efficiency in nested case-control designs in the presence of time-varying variables. A simulation study is carried out, which considers four different scenarios including a binary time-dependent variable, a continuous time-dependent variable, and the case including interactions in each. Simulation results show that pseudolikelihood with calibrated weights under countermatching offers large gains in efficiency if compared to case-cohort. Pseudolikelihood with calibrated weights yielded more efficient estimators than pseudolikelihood estimators. Additionally, estimators were more efficient under countermatching than under case-cohort for the situations considered. The methods are illustrated using the Colorado Plateau uranium miners cohort. Furthermore, we present a general method to generate survival times with time-varying covariates. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
LONGITUDINAL method; MINERAL industries; URANIUM; OCCUPATIONAL hazards; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure; CASE-control method; STATISTICAL models
- Publication
Statistics in Medicine, 2016, Vol 35, Issue 18, p3213
- ISSN
0277-6715
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/sim.6917