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  • Biostatistics
  • Epidemiology
  • Medical Statistics

Background:

  • Quantile regression is vital for analyzing competing risk data.
  • Existing methods for competing risks with continuous marks are limited.
  • Continuous marks, such as genetic distance, offer richer failure information than discrete causes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel mark-specific quantile regression model for competing risk data with continuous marks.
  • To develop an estimation method that leverages neighborhood data and induced smoothing.
  • To introduce and develop statistical inference for mark-specific quantile-type vaccine efficacy.

Main Methods:

  • A novel mark-specific quantile regression model is proposed.
  • An induced smoothed estimation equation borrows strength from neighboring data.
  • Asymptotic properties of estimators are established across mark and quantile continuums.

Main Results:

  • The proposed estimation method differs significantly from existing approaches for discrete competing risks.
  • Simulation studies demonstrate the finite sample performance of the estimation and hypothesis testing procedures.
  • The model was applied to analyze data from the first HIV vaccine efficacy trial.

Conclusions:

  • The developed mark-specific quantile regression model provides a powerful tool for analyzing competing risks with continuous marks.
  • The proposed methods are effective for estimating vaccine efficacy in the presence of continuous mark variables.
  • This approach offers advancements in statistical analysis for complex health outcomes and interventions.