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Linking external data as proxy variables in multiple imputation (MI) significantly reduces bias in longitudinal studies when outcomes are missing not at random (MNAR). This method improves data analysis even with substantial missing data.

Keywords:
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  • Epidemiology
  • Longitudinal Data Analysis

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  • Missing outcome data, especially when missing not at random (MNAR), introduces bias in exposure effect estimates.
  • Multiple imputation (MI) is a statistical technique used to handle missing data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the extent of bias caused by MNAR outcomes.
  • To assess if using proxy outcomes from linked administrative data as auxiliary variables in MI can reduce this bias.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).
  • Employed MI models incorporating linked attainment data (proxies) for the continuous IQ outcome.
  • Conducted simulation studies varying missing data proportions, outcome-proxy correlations, missingness mechanisms, and proxy completeness.

Main Results:

  • Incorporating a linked proxy reduced bias and increased efficiency, even with up to 80% missing outcome data.
  • High correlations (r > 0.5) between the outcome and its proxy substantially reduced missing information.
  • Using incomplete proxies also proved beneficial; ALSPAC analysis confirmed bias reduction and efficiency gains.

Conclusions:

  • In longitudinal studies with loss to follow-up, linking external data for proxy variables in MI models is effective.
  • This approach offers practically important bias reduction and efficiency gains for MNAR study outcomes.