Bayesian Inference for High Dimensional Cox Models with Gaussian and Diffused-Gamma Priors: A Case Study of Mortality in COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the ICU

Jiyeon Song (), Subharup Guha () and Yi Li ()
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Jiyeon Song: University of Michigan
Subharup Guha: University of Florida
Yi Li: University of Michigan

Statistics in Biosciences, 2024, vol. 16, issue 1, No 12, 249 pages

Abstract: Abstract Bayesian approaches have been utilized to address the challenge of variable selection and statistical inference in high-dimensional survival analysis. However, the discontinuity of the $$\ell _0$$ ℓ 0 -norm prior, including the useful spike-and-slab prior, may lead to computational and implementation challenges, potentially limiting the widespread use of Bayesian methods. The Gaussian and diffused-gamma (GD) prior has emerged as a promising alternative due to its continuous-and-differentiable $$\ell _0$$ ℓ 0 -norm approximation and computational efficiency in generalized linear models. In this paper, we extend the GD prior to semi-parametric Cox models by proposing a rank-based Bayesian inference procedure with the Cox partial likelihood. We develop a computationally efficient algorithm based on the iterative conditional mode (ICM) and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods for posterior inference. Our simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, and we apply it to an electronic health record dataset to identify risk factors associated with COVID-19 mortality in ICU patients at a regional medical center.

Keywords: Bayesian variable selection; Risk assessment; Iterative conditional mode algorithm; Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling; Highest posterior density intervals; Urgent care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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