Reply to ‘Interpretation of concordance measures for clustered data’

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 717-718
Author(s):  
Audrey Mauguen ◽  
Sandra Collette ◽  
Jean-Pierre Pignon ◽  
Virginie Rondeau
Keyword(s):  
Clustered Data ◽  
Concordance Measures

Interpretation of concordance measures for clustered data

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 714-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
David van Klaveren ◽  
Ewout W. Steyerberg ◽  
Yvonne Vergouwe
Keyword(s):  
Clustered Data ◽  
Concordance Measures

Concordance measures in shared frailty models: application to clustered data in cancer prognosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (27) ◽  
pp. 4803-4820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Audrey Mauguen ◽  
Sandra Collette ◽  
Jean-Pierre Pignon ◽  
Virginie Rondeau
Keyword(s):  
Clustered Data ◽  
Frailty Models ◽  
Cancer Prognosis ◽  
Shared Frailty ◽  
Concordance Measures

Concordance measures and time-dependent ROC methods

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Norberto Pantoja-Galicia ◽  
Olivia I. Okereke ◽  
Deborah Blacker ◽  
Rebecca A. Betensky
Keyword(s):  
Time Dependent ◽  
Concordance Measures

scholarly journals Risk prediction in multicentre studies when there is confounding by cluster or informative cluster size

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Menelaos Pavlou ◽  
Gareth Ambler ◽  
Rumana Z. Omar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Prediction ◽  
Cluster Size ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Predictive Accuracy ◽  
Clustered Data ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Simulated Data ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Informative Cluster Size

Abstract Background Clustered data arise in research when patients are clustered within larger units. Generalised Estimating Equations (GEE) and Generalised Linear Models (GLMM) can be used to provide marginal and cluster-specific inference and predictions, respectively. Methods Confounding by Cluster (CBC) and Informative cluster size (ICS) are two complications that may arise when modelling clustered data. CBC can arise when the distribution of a predictor variable (termed ‘exposure’), varies between clusters causing confounding of the exposure-outcome relationship. ICS means that the cluster size conditional on covariates is not independent of the outcome. In both situations, standard GEE and GLMM may provide biased or misleading inference, and modifications have been proposed. However, both CBC and ICS are routinely overlooked in the context of risk prediction, and their impact on the predictive ability of the models has been little explored. We study the effect of CBC and ICS on the predictive ability of risk models for binary outcomes when GEE and GLMM are used. We examine whether two simple approaches to handle CBC and ICS, which involve adjusting for the cluster mean of the exposure and the cluster size, respectively, can improve the accuracy of predictions. Results Both CBC and ICS can be viewed as violations of the assumptions in the standard GLMM; the random effects are correlated with exposure for CBC and cluster size for ICS. Based on these principles, we simulated data subject to CBC/ICS. The simulation studies suggested that the predictive ability of models derived from using standard GLMM and GEE ignoring CBC/ICS was affected. Marginal predictions were found to be mis-calibrated. Adjusting for the cluster-mean of the exposure or the cluster size improved calibration, discrimination and the overall predictive accuracy of marginal predictions, by explaining part of the between cluster variability. The presence of CBC/ICS did not affect the accuracy of conditional predictions. We illustrate these concepts using real data from a multicentre study with potential CBC. Conclusion Ignoring CBC and ICS when developing prediction models for clustered data can affect the accuracy of marginal predictions. Adjusting for the cluster mean of the exposure or the cluster size can improve the predictive accuracy of marginal predictions.

scholarly journals Logistic regression for clustered data from environmental monitoring programs

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 165-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ekström ◽  
P.-A. Esseen ◽  
B. Westerlund ◽  
A. Grafström ◽  
B.G. Jonsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Clustered Data ◽  
Monitoring Programs

The Use of Propensity Scores for Nonrandomized Designs With Clustered Data

2011 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 514-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix J. Thoemmes ◽  
Stephen G. West
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Scores ◽  
Clustered Data
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