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  • Biostatistics
  • Survival Analysis
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Clustered and multivariate failure time data are frequent in biomedical research.
  • Marginal regression models are commonly used to identify risk factors for events.
  • Existing methods may lack efficiency when dealing with correlated survival data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel quadratic inference function method for semiparametric marginal Cox proportional hazards models.
  • To develop optimal hazard ratio estimators for right-censored survival data with potential correlation.
  • To enhance the efficiency of risk factor identification in clustered survival data analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a quadratic inference function approach based on the generalized method of moments.
  • Employed a linear combination of basis matrices to represent the inverse of the working correlation matrix.
  • Investigated asymptotic properties and optimality of the proposed regression estimators.

Main Results:

  • The proposed quadratic inference approach yields more efficient hazard ratio estimators compared to existing methods.
  • Efficiency gains are observed regardless of whether the working correlation structure is correctly specified.
  • Simulation studies confirm the superior performance of the quadratic inference method.

Conclusions:

  • The quadratic inference function method provides a robust and efficient tool for analyzing correlated survival data.
  • This method offers new insights into risk factor identification, as demonstrated in a tooth loss study.
  • The approach enhances the analytical capabilities for complex biomedical datasets.