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    • Epidemiology
    • Biostatistics

    Background:

    • Generalizing randomized trial results to target populations requires covariate adjustment for exchangeability.
    • Decision-makers often need treatment effect estimates within specific subgroups defined by few covariates.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose methods for estimating subgroup-specific potential outcome means and average treatment effects in generalizability and transportability analyses.
    • To provide methods for estimating subgroup-specific average treatment effects in both nested and non-nested trial designs.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized outcome model-based (g-formula), weighting, and augmented weighting estimators.
    • Applied methods to estimate subgroup-specific average treatment effects in the target population and its nonrandomized subset.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated application using data from the Coronary Artery Surgery Study.
    • Compared treatment effects of surgery plus medical therapy versus medical therapy alone for chronic coronary artery disease.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed methods enable robust estimation of subgroup-specific treatment effects, enhancing the transportability of trial findings.
    • These methods are valuable for informing clinical decisions in specific patient subgroups.