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  • Statistics
  • Biostatistics
  • Longitudinal Data Analysis

Background:

  • Missing data is a common challenge in longitudinal studies.
  • Generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) are widely used for analyzing such data.
  • Existing methods for handling missing data can be complex or computationally intensive.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel random-effects approach for addressing missing values in GLMMs.
  • To simplify the analysis of longitudinal data with missing covariates.
  • To provide a theoretically justified and empirically validated method.

Main Methods:

  • A random-effects approach is proposed to convert GLMMs with missing covariates into GLMMs without missing covariates.
  • The method is applicable to linear mixed models (LMMs) and logistic regression.
  • Performance is evaluated through simulation studies and compared with multiple imputation (MI) using MICE.

Main Results:

  • The proposed method effectively handles missing covariates in GLMMs.
  • Empirical evaluations demonstrate competitive or superior performance compared to multiple imputation.
  • Theoretical justifications align with simulation findings.

Conclusions:

  • The random-effects approach offers a viable and efficient alternative for analyzing longitudinal data with missing values.
  • This method facilitates the use of standard GLMM analysis tools.
  • The approach is demonstrated with real-world healthcare data examples.