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  • Medical Informatics
  • Epidemiology

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  • Missing covariate data is prevalent in biomedical and electronic health record studies.
  • The mechanism of data missingness, especially missing not at random (MNAR), is often difficult to verify.
  • Sensitivity analysis is crucial for assessing the impact of potential MNAR on study findings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel sensitivity analysis approach for evaluating the impact of MNAR in biomarker studies.
  • To introduce a standardized sensitivity parameter within a nonparametric multiple imputation framework.
  • To assess the robustness of the proposed method against selection model and parameter mis-specifications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a selection modeling framework with a nonparametric multiple imputation strategy.
  • Developed two working models to predict missing covariate values and missingness probabilities.
  • Defined an imputing set using predictive scores and a pre-specified sensitivity parameter for each missing observation.

Main Results:

  • Simulation studies demonstrated that the proposed approach yields plausible regression coefficient estimates under MNAR conditions induced by Heckman's selection model.
  • The method proved robust against potential mis-specifications in the selection model and sensitivity parameter.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed sensitivity analysis method offers a reliable tool for addressing MNAR in biomarker studies.
  • The approach was successfully applied to analyze the relationship between preoperative Hemoglobin A1c levels and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing carotid intervention.