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Extending distributed lag models to higher degrees.

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  • 1Department of Statistics, Brigham Young University, 204 TMCB, Provo UT 84602, USA.

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This study introduces high-degree distributed lag (DL) models to analyze complex exposure-response relationships, accounting for interactions between lagged predictors. These advanced DL models improve upon classical methods by incorporating interactions for more accurate effect estimation.

Keywords:
Dimension reductionGaussian processHeat exposureLagged interactionNMMAPS dataset

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • Distributed lag (DL) models are widely used to assess exposure-response relationships over time.
  • Classical DL models often fail to account for interactions between lagged predictors.
  • Ignoring interactions can lead to inaccurate estimations of total effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel class of models, high-degree DL models, that incorporate interactions between lagged predictors.
  • To extend the capabilities of traditional DL models for more comprehensive exposure-response analysis.
  • To provide a robust statistical framework for analyzing complex time-lagged effects.

Main Methods:

  • Developed high-degree DL models to integrate hypothesized interactions among lagged covariates.
  • Employed Gaussian processes for predictor collinearity management and dimension reduction.
  • Proposed a computationally efficient model comparison method using maximum a posteriori estimators to select model degree and maximum lags.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated the utility of high-degree DL models through simulations.
  • Applied the models to investigate the impact of heat exposure on mortality in urban populations.
  • Showcased the ability of the proposed methods to handle complex interaction structures in lagged data.

Conclusions:

  • High-degree DL models offer a significant advancement over classical DL models by accounting for interactions.
  • The proposed modeling strategy and model selection method are effective and computationally manageable.
  • These models provide a more accurate approach to understanding environmental exposures and their lagged effects on health outcomes.