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Area of Science:

  • Biostatistics
  • Survival Analysis
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Measurement error in covariates can lead to biased estimates in regression analyses.
  • While Cox proportional hazards models have been studied for measurement error, accelerated failure time (AFT) models remain under-explored.
  • Accelerated failure time (AFT) models are valuable tools for survival data analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of measurement error in covariates on accelerated failure time (AFT) models.
  • To propose and evaluate a method for adjusting bias caused by ignoring measurement error in AFT models.
  • To compare the performance of the proposed method against the naive approach through simulations.

Main Methods:

  • A simulation and extrapolation (SIMEX) method is described to adjust for measurement error in covariates within AFT models.
  • The SIMEX method does not require modeling the unobservable true covariate process.
  • Asymptotic normality of the resulting estimators is theoretically established.

Main Results:

  • Ignoring measurement error in covariates can induce substantial bias in AFT model estimates.
  • The proposed simulation and extrapolation method effectively reduces bias caused by measurement error.
  • Simulation studies confirm the performance of the SIMEX method and the impact of ignoring measurement error.

Conclusions:

  • Measurement error in covariates significantly affects accelerated failure time (AFT) model results.
  • The simulation and extrapolation method provides a practical approach to correct for this bias.
  • The method was successfully applied to real-world data from the Busselton Health study.