Marginal modeling of multilevel binary data with time-varying covariates

Biostatistics. 2004 Jul;5(3):381-98. doi: 10.1093/biostatistics/5.3.381.

Abstract

We propose and compare two approaches for regression analysis of multilevel binary data when clusters are not necessarily nested: a GEE method that relies on a working independence assumption coupled with a three-step method for obtaining empirical standard errors, and a likelihood-based method implemented using Bayesian computational techniques. Implications of time-varying endogenous covariates are addressed. The methods are illustrated using data from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium to estimate mammography accuracy from a repeatedly screened population.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bayes Theorem*
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Mammography
  • Middle Aged
  • Regression Analysis*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity