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    • Epidemiology
    • Biostatistics
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Longitudinal studies often neglect selection biases arising from selective attrition.
    • Investigating methods to handle missing outcome data due to attrition is crucial for accurate analysis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the effectiveness of inverse probability weighting (IPW) and multiple imputation in addressing attrition bias in the association between education and body mass index (BMI) change.
    • To quantify the impact of simulated selective attrition on this association and compare analytical approaches.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized data from the French RECORD Cohort Study (N=7,172) for observed data analysis (Stage 1).
    • Simulated additional missing body mass index (BMI) data under missing-at-random scenarios (Stage 2).
    • Compared complete case analysis, multiple imputation, and inverse probability weighting (IPW) against a gold standard.

    Main Results:

    • An inverse association between education and BMI change was observed across all methods in Stage 1.
    • Simulated selective attrition significantly increased bias in Stage 2, rendering multiple imputation ineffective.
    • Multiple imputation performed similarly to complete case analysis, failing to correct for attrition bias.

    Conclusions:

    • Selective attrition in outcome data substantially biases longitudinal study associations.
    • Multiple imputation offers no advantage over complete case analysis for handling missing outcome data due to attrition.
    • Future research must prioritize understanding attrition mechanisms during the study design phase.