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  • Biostatistics
  • Survival Analysis
  • Statistical Modeling

Background:

  • The additive hazard model is crucial for risk difference analysis in recurrent events.
  • Existing models often assume constant coefficients, which may not capture complex event dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate an additive hazard model with varying coefficients for recurrent events.
  • To provide theoretical guarantees for the proposed estimation method.
  • To introduce a statistical test for coefficient constancy.

Main Methods:

  • Proposed an estimating equation-based approach utilizing spline basis smoothing for functional coefficients.
  • Derived theoretical properties of the estimates, including consistency and asymptotic distribution.
  • Developed a Cramér-von Mises test for coefficient constancy.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method yields consistent estimates with a determined rate of convergence and asymptotic distribution.
  • The Cramér-von Mises test provides a reliable way to assess coefficient constancy.
  • Simulation studies demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed approaches in finite samples.

Conclusions:

  • The additive hazard model with varying coefficients offers a flexible and powerful tool for recurrent events analysis.
  • The methodology is well-supported theoretically and performs effectively in practice.
  • The approach was successfully applied to a Chronic Granulomatous Disease dataset.