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  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health

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  • Standard methods for interval-censored data are inadequate for correlated data.
  • Clustered interval-censored data present unique analytical challenges in epidemiological research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a robust statistical method for analyzing clustered interval-censored data.
  • To investigate factors influencing pandemic H1N1 influenza incidence in a family cohort.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Cox's proportional hazard model with a piecewise-constant baseline hazard function.
  • Modeled data correlation using Clayton's copula or an independence model with covariance adjustment.
  • Developed simultaneous estimating equations for regression parameters, baseline hazards, and copula parameters.

Main Results:

  • Simulation studies confirmed the reliability of proposed variance estimations and the multivariate normality of point estimators.
  • The independence model approach demonstrated effectiveness even with Clayton's copula-based correlation.
  • Applied the method to a Taiwanese family cohort study of pandemic H1N1 influenza.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method provides a reliable approach for analyzing clustered interval-censored data.
  • The study identified impacts of vaccination and family contacts on pandemic H1N1 influenza incidence.