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  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Public Health

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  • Case-crossover analysis is a valuable tool for assessing short-term environmental exposures on mortality.
  • Current methods, like integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA), face limitations with complex case-crossover models and large datasets.
  • A gap exists in scalable and flexible modeling for case-crossover studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel, scalable, and flexible modeling framework for case-crossover studies.
  • To overcome the computational limitations of existing methods for complex case-crossover models.
  • To quantify the nonlinear associations between extreme temperatures and mortality in India.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a new modeling framework compatible with integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA).
  • Implementation of linear and semiparametric effects within the case-crossover model.
  • Application of the framework to analyze mortality data and extreme temperatures in India.

Main Results:

  • The new framework successfully fits flexible case-crossover models to large datasets.
  • Nonlinear associations between extreme temperatures and mortality in India were quantified.
  • The method retains the computational advantages of INLA for complex models.

Conclusions:

  • The developed framework offers a flexible and scalable solution for case-crossover analyses.
  • This advancement allows for more robust investigation of environmental health impacts.
  • An R package is available to facilitate the use of this new methodology.