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Auteurs principaux: Inan, Deniz, Beyaztas, Ufuk, Tekwe, Carmen D., Chen, Xiwei, Zoh, Roger S.
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Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.07450
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author Inan, Deniz
Beyaztas, Ufuk
Tekwe, Carmen D.
Chen, Xiwei
Zoh, Roger S.
author_facet Inan, Deniz
Beyaztas, Ufuk
Tekwe, Carmen D.
Chen, Xiwei
Zoh, Roger S.
contents This paper presents a functional linear Cox regression model with frailty to tackle unobserved heterogeneity in survival data with functional covariates. While traditional Cox models are common, they struggle to incorporate frailty effects that represent individual differences not captured by observed covariates. Our model combines scalar and functional covariates with a frailty term to address these unmeasured influences, creating a robust framework for high-dimensional survival analysis. We estimate parameters using functional principal component analysis and apply penalized partial likelihood for the frailty structure. A simulation study shows that our model outperforms traditional approaches in estimation accuracy and predictive capacity, especially with high frailty. We also analyze data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, highlighting significant links between physical activity and mortality in frail subpopulations. Our findings demonstrate the model's effectiveness in managing complex survival data, with potential applications in biomedical research related to unobserved heterogeneity. The method is available as an R package.
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spellingShingle Functional Linear Cox Regression Model with Frailty
Inan, Deniz
Beyaztas, Ufuk
Tekwe, Carmen D.
Chen, Xiwei
Zoh, Roger S.
Methodology
This paper presents a functional linear Cox regression model with frailty to tackle unobserved heterogeneity in survival data with functional covariates. While traditional Cox models are common, they struggle to incorporate frailty effects that represent individual differences not captured by observed covariates. Our model combines scalar and functional covariates with a frailty term to address these unmeasured influences, creating a robust framework for high-dimensional survival analysis. We estimate parameters using functional principal component analysis and apply penalized partial likelihood for the frailty structure. A simulation study shows that our model outperforms traditional approaches in estimation accuracy and predictive capacity, especially with high frailty. We also analyze data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, highlighting significant links between physical activity and mortality in frail subpopulations. Our findings demonstrate the model's effectiveness in managing complex survival data, with potential applications in biomedical research related to unobserved heterogeneity. The method is available as an R package.
title Functional Linear Cox Regression Model with Frailty
topic Methodology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.07450