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Comparing linear and nonlinear mixed model approaches to cosinor analysis.

Susan K Mikulich1, Gary O Zerbe, Richard H Jones

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC), Denver, Colorado 80262, U.S.A. susan.mikulich@uchsc.edu

Statistics in Medicine
|October 1, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Linear mixed models offer a flexible approach to cosinor analysis for biological rhythms. The delta method allows traditional linear analysis to accurately estimate nonlinear parameters like amplitude and acrophase, avoiding convergence issues.

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Area of Science:

  • Chronobiology
  • Statistical Modeling
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • The cosinor model analyzes biological rhythms, but is nonlinear in amplitude and acrophase.
  • Linear transformations enable a linear representation for cosinor analysis.
  • Mixed models offer flexibility for complex biological rhythm data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore a flexible mixed model approach for cosinor analysis.
  • To evaluate the utility of the delta method in linear mixed cosinor models.
  • To clarify the equivalence and differences between linear and nonlinear mixed models in cosinor analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a flexible mixed model framework for cosinor analysis.
  • Incorporated nonlinear and linear fixed and random effects.

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  • Applied the delta method to linear mixed models for parameter estimation.
  • Evaluated Rao-Khatri covariance adjustment for precision.

    • Main Results:

    • Linear mixed models can estimate nonlinear parameters (amplitude, acrophase) using the delta method.
    • Delta method results often match nonlinear mixed model results.
    • Linear analysis avoids potential convergence issues of nonlinear models.
    • Identified specific multiple-group analyses where linear transformation is inappropriate.

    Conclusions:

    • Linear mixed cosinor analysis with the delta method provides a practical alternative to nonlinear mixed models.
    • This approach simplifies the estimation of key rhythmic parameters.
    • Careful consideration of model assumptions is necessary, especially in multiple-group settings.