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Area of Science:

  • Biostatistics
  • Longitudinal Data Analysis
  • Survival Analysis

Background:

  • Panel count data in longitudinal studies often involve recurrent events.
  • Partly interval-censored failure events can provide informative data on recurrent events.
  • Existing methods using latent variable models offer indirect interpretations of failure event effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel statistical model for panel count data with informative, partly interval-censored failure events.
  • To develop an estimation procedure that provides direct interpretation of failure event effects.
  • To address limitations in existing statistical methods for recurrent event data analysis.

Main Methods:

  • A failure-time-dependent proportional mean model with an unspecified link function was developed.
  • A two-stage estimation procedure using conditional expectation of least squares was employed.
  • B-spline functions were used to approximate unknown baseline mean and link functions, treating failure time distribution as a nuisance parameter.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method allows for direct interpretation of the failure event's effect on recurrent events.
  • Theoretical derivations established the convergence rate and asymptotic normality of the estimators.
  • Extensive simulation studies confirmed the finite-sample performance aligns with theoretical results.

Conclusions:

  • The developed statistical model and estimation procedure effectively handle panel count data with informative, partly interval-censored failure events.
  • The method offers a more direct and interpretable way to analyze the impact of failure events on recurrent processes.
  • The approach was successfully illustrated in a longitudinal healthy longevity study, yielding insightful conclusions.