Robust dynamic risk prediction with longitudinal studies

Qian M. Zhou, Wei Dai, Yingye Zheng and Tianxi Cai

Statistical Theory and Related Fields, 2017, vol. 1, issue 2, 159-170

Abstract: Providing accurate and dynamic age-specific risk prediction is a crucial step in precision medicine. In this manuscript, we introduce an approach for estimating the τ-year age-specific absolute risk directly via a flexible varying coefficient model. The approach facilitates the utilisation of predictors varying over an individual's lifetime. By using a nonparametric inverse probability weighted kernel estimating equation, the age-specific effects of risk factors are estimated without requiring the specification of the functional form. The approach allows borrowing information across individuals of similar ages, and therefore provides a practical solution for situations where the longitudinal information is only measured sparsely. We evaluate the performance of the proposed estimation and inference procedures with numerical studies, and make comparisons with existing methods in the literature. We illustrate the performance of our proposed approach by developing a dynamic prediction model using data from the Framingham Study.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/24754269.2017.1400418

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