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  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology
  • Medical Statistics

Background:

  • Recurrent events are common in biomedical research, necessitating robust statistical methods.
  • Current rate models (additive, multiplicative) have limitations in capturing complex covariate effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a flexible additive-multiplicative rates model for recurrent event data analysis.
  • To investigate the statistical properties and performance of the proposed model.

Main Methods:

  • Formulation of estimating equations for regression parameter estimation.
  • Theoretical analysis of estimator consistency and asymptotic normality.
  • Development and investigation of a baseline mean function estimator.
  • Simulation studies to assess finite sample performance.

Main Results:

  • The proposed estimators for regression parameters are consistent and asymptotically normal.
  • The baseline mean function estimator's large sample properties are established.
  • Simulation studies confirm the model's practical utility and performance.

Conclusions:

  • The additive-multiplicative rates model provides a more flexible approach to analyzing recurrent event data.
  • The proposed method is effective and statistically sound, as illustrated by a cystic fibrosis exacerbation study.