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  • 1Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. andrea.marshall@warwick.ac.uk

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Handling missing covariate data in prognostic models is crucial. Multiple imputation with predictive mean matching (MICE-PMM) is often best, but avoid it with over 50% missing data or when data are missing not at random (MNAR).

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Area of Science:

  • Biostatistics
  • Statistical Modeling
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Prognostic modeling studies lack consensus on handling missing covariate data.
  • Simulation studies are vital for evaluating missing data techniques.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of various missing data handling techniques on prognostic model performance.
  • To compare complete case analysis, single imputation, and multiple imputation methods.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated datasets with skewed distributions and multivariate missing data (MCAR, MAR, MNAR).
  • Investigated complete case analysis (CC), single imputation (SI), and five multiple imputation (MI) methods (including MICE-PMM).
  • Fitted Cox proportional hazards models to evaluate regression coefficients and model performance.

Main Results:

  • Complete case analysis yielded unbiased estimates but inflated standard errors with >=25% missing data.
  • Single imputation underestimated variability, leading to poor coverage even with 10% missingness.
  • MICE-PMM generally provided the least biased estimates and better coverage, but bias occurred with >=50% missing data (MCAR, MAR) or >10% missing not at random (MNAR).

Conclusions:

  • MICE-PMM is a preferred multiple imputation method when less than 50% of data are missing and data are not missing not at random (MNAR).
  • Careful consideration of missing data mechanisms and proportions is essential for accurate prognostic modeling.