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¹1 I-BioStat, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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This study introduces novel pseudo-likelihood methods for jointly modeling multiple longitudinal responses, including ordinal outcomes. These techniques enable efficient and fast statistical inferences for large, high-dimensional datasets in longitudinal studies.

Keywords:

Generalized linear mixed model asymptotic relative efficiency joint modeling pairwise fitting proportional odds mixed model pseudo-likelihood reduced computation time sample partition

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Area of Science:

Statistics
Biostatistics
Longitudinal Data Analysis

Background:

Longitudinal studies frequently collect diverse data types (continuous, binary, categorical, survival), but modeling ordinal outcomes jointly remains challenging.
Existing methods for generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) struggle with the complexity of multivariate ordinal responses and large datasets.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate efficient statistical methods for joint modeling of multivariate longitudinal data, with a specific focus on incorporating ordinal response variables.
To address the computational challenges associated with analyzing large-scale, high-dimensional longitudinal datasets.

Main Methods:

The study extends the proportional odds mixed model (POMM) within a generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) framework.
Novel pseudo-likelihood based methods are proposed, including pairwise fitting and pairwise fitting within partitioned samples, to handle complex joint modeling scenarios.
These methods are designed to manage large numbers of response variables and observations efficiently.

Main Results:

The proposed pseudo-likelihood methodology facilitates joint modeling of a greater number of responses compared to traditional approaches.
Demonstrated highly efficient and fast statistical inferences, particularly for high-dimensional and large longitudinal datasets.
The methods effectively handle the complexity introduced by including ordinal response variables in multivariate models.

Conclusions:

Pseudo-likelihood methods offer a powerful and computationally efficient solution for joint modeling of multivariate longitudinal data, especially when ordinal outcomes are present.
The developed techniques significantly enhance the ability to perform statistical inference on large, complex, and high-dimensional longitudinal datasets.
This work advances the statistical toolkit for analyzing complex longitudinal data structures common in various scientific fields.