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Activity Number: 224
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 2, 2010 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Biometrics Section
Abstract - #307125
Title: Design and Analysis of Discrete-Time Survival Studies with Pooled Biomarker Assessment
Author(s): Paramita Saha*+ and Clarice R. Weinberg
Companies: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Address: P.O. Box 12233, Mail Drop A3-03 , Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709,
Keywords: Pooled exposure assessment ; Time to pregnancy ; Specimen pooling
Abstract:

Specimen pooling offers a cost-effective strategy to estimate individual-level risk parameters with very little loss of statistical power & improves the efficiency of case-control studies that rely on an expensive assay for a biomarker.After forming outcome-based strata,one combines equal volume aliquots from the individuals within each stratum & then assays only a pooled specimen.We extend these methods for application to a discrete-time survival outcome when exposure assessment is based on an expensive assay &/or limited volumes of bio-specimen are available per participant.Assuming a logistic model between individual exposure & the outcome,we propose a pooling strategy that forms pooling sets within strata defined by event time.We show that the pooled exposure model can be used to estimate the exposure effect on individual level risk. Simulations and example are provided.


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