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Adaptive predictor-set linear model: An imputation-free method for linear regression prediction on data sets with

Benjamin Planterose Jiménez¹, Manfred Kayser¹, Athina Vidaki¹

¹Department of Genetic Identification, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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This study introduces the adaptive predictor-set linear model (aps-lm), a novel method for handling missing data in health sciences. The new model accurately predicts outcomes from incomplete health records without imputation, outperforming existing strategies.

Keywords:

epigenetic aging clock linear regression missing values predictive modeling privacy

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Area of Science:

Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Bioinformatics

Background:

Linear regression (LR) is widely used in health sciences but struggles with missing data.
Existing methods like complete-case analysis or imputation are suboptimal for prediction with incomplete records.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel linear model, adaptive predictor-set linear model (aps-lm), that inherently handles missing predictor data for accurate outcome prediction.
To demonstrate that aps-lm can predict outcomes on datasets with missing entries without imputation, improving upon traditional methods.

Main Methods:

Derived the adaptive predictor-set linear model (aps-lm) using predictor selection, Moore-Penrose pseudoinverse, and reduced QR decomposition.
Applied aps-lm to a reference dataset for parameter generation, then used these parameters for prediction on external datasets with missing predictors.
Developed a method within aps-lm to compute prediction errors that account for missing data patterns, even under extreme missingness.

Main Results:

Simulation studies showed aps-lm achieved greater prediction accuracy and reduced bias compared to popular imputation strategies.
aps-lm demonstrated robust performance across various scenarios, including different sample sizes, goodness of fit, missing value types, and covariance structures.
The model effectively handled extreme missingness while computing accurate prediction errors.

Conclusions:

The adaptive predictor-set linear model (aps-lm) is a powerful generalization of linear regression that effectively handles missing data for prediction in health sciences.
aps-lm offers a significant advancement over imputation methods, providing more accurate predictions and reduced bias, particularly in the presence of missing data.
The proof-of-principle application in epigenetic aging clocks highlights the clinical potential of aps-lm for predicting biological age from incomplete epigenetic data.