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  • Medical Informatics
  • Biostatistics
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Missing data is a common challenge in clinical observational studies, particularly in time-sensitive emergency registries like out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
  • Complete-case analysis (CCA), often used in observational studies, can lead to biased results and reduced representativeness.
  • Effective handling of missing data is crucial for accurate association analysis in multi-national registries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of various single imputation methods on association analysis within OHCA registries.
  • To compare the performance of statistical and machine learning (ML) single imputation techniques against CCA.
  • To assess the reliability of conclusions drawn from OHCA research when employing different missing data handling strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a complete dataset (N=13,274) from the Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS) registry (2016-2020) as a reference.
  • Intentionally introduced missing values under a Missing At Random (MAR) mechanism into selected variables.
  • Compared complete-case analysis (CCA) with single imputation methods, including K-Nearest Neighbours (KNN) and missForest, to analyze the association between bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) and mobile app alerts, adjusting for confounders.

Main Results:

  • Complete-case analysis (CCA) demonstrated suboptimal performance, yielding more biased estimates and wider confidence intervals compared to single imputation methods.
  • The missingness-indicator (MxI) method provided a balance between bias reduction and implementation simplicity.
  • K-Nearest Neighbours (KNN) imputation outperformed other methods, while missForest introduced bias in specific scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • K-Nearest Neighbours (KNN) and missingness-indicator (MxI) imputation are practical and superior alternatives to CCA for mitigating bias in observational studies.
  • The selection of appropriate imputation methods is vital for ensuring reliable findings in OHCA research.
  • This study's findings have significant implications for improving data analysis in various registries facing missing data challenges.