Incorporating sampling weights into robust estimation of Cox proportional hazards regression model, with illustration in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Abstract Background Cox proportional hazards regression models are used to evaluate associations between exposures of interest and time-to-event outcomes in observational data. When exposures are measured on only a sample of participants, as they are in a case-cohort design, the sampling weights mus...

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Main Authors: Colleen M. Sitlani, Thomas Lumley, Barbara McKnight, Kenneth M. Rice, Nels C. Olson, Margaret F. Doyle, Sally A. Huber, Russell P. Tracy, Bruce M. Psaty, Joseph A. C. Delaney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-00945-9