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M Kuchibhatla1, G G Fillenbaum

  • 1Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Nedical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. mnk@geri.duke.edu

Aging & Mental Health
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This study introduces alternating logistic regression (ALR) for analyzing longitudinal data, outperforming generalized estimating equations (GEE) in modeling aging-related activities of daily living (ADL) decline. ALR provides deeper insights into ADL changes over time in older adults.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Longitudinal studies are crucial for understanding aging processes by tracking participants over time.
  • Analyzing correlated binary outcomes in aging research presents statistical challenges.
  • Existing methods like Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) account for, but do not estimate, associations within longitudinal data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe statistical methods for analyzing correlated binary outcomes in longitudinal aging studies.
  • To implement and evaluate Alternating Logistic Regression (ALR) for modeling associations between binary outcomes while controlling for covariates.
  • To apply these methods to Activities of Daily Living (ADL) data in an elderly community sample.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a sub-sample (n=2458) from the Duke Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE).

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  • Employed logistic regression with GEE and ALR to model binary ADL outcomes at baseline, 3 years, and 6 years.
  • Controlled for covariates to assess the association of binary outcomes over time.

    • Main Results:

    • ALR enabled simultaneous estimation of pair-wise odds ratios for ADL outcomes, accounting for covariates.
    • ALR provided insights into ADL decline from baseline to subsequent time points, which GEE did not.
    • Significant decline in ADL was observed over three and six-year intervals in both controlled and uncontrolled analyses.

    Conclusions:

    • Alternating Logistic Regression (ALR) is a valuable method for estimating associations in longitudinal binary data, offering advantages over GEE for understanding aging-related functional decline.
    • ALR enhances the analysis of longitudinal studies by providing detailed insights into the progression of health outcomes like ADL.
    • The findings highlight significant ADL decline in an older adult community sample over a six-year period.