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Modelling recurrent events: a tutorial for analysis in epidemiology

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Amorim, Leila DAF, Cai, Jianwen·2015·International Journal of Epidemiology

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In many biomedical studies, the event of interest can occur more than once in a participant. These events are termed recurrent events. However, the majority of analyses focus only on time to the first event, ignoring the subsequent events. Several statistical models have been proposed for analysing multiple events. In this paper we explore and illustrate several modelling techniques for analysis of recurrent time-to-event data, including conditional models for multivariate survival data (AG, PWP-TT and PWP-GT), marginal means/rates models, frailty and multi-state models. We also provide a tutorial for analysing such type of data, with three widely used statistical software programmes. Different approaches and software are illustrated using data from a bladder cancer project and from a study on lower respiratory tract infection in children in Brazil. Finally, we make recommendations for modelling strategy selection for analysis of recurrent event data.

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Authors
Amorim, L. D., & Cai, J.
Affiliations
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Venue
International Journal of Epidemiology
Published
2014-12-09
Volume
44
Issue
1
Pages
324-333
ISSN
  • 0300-5771 (ISSN-L)
  • 1464-3685
OpenAlex
W2102630933
Cited by
564
References
30
Citations by year
2026: 57 · 2025: 84 · 2024: 53 · 2023: 76 · 2022: 63 · 2021: 58 · 2020: 53 · 2019: 58 · 2018: 33 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 5
FWCI
9.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) (submittedVersion)
  • UNC Libraries
Funders
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • National Institutes of Health (CA 142538)
  • U.S. Public Health Service (ULIRR025747)
  • National Cancer Institute (P01CA142538)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probability and Statistical Research
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods and Inference
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
Keywords
recurrent events, multivariate survival models, frailty models, multi-state models, bladder cancer
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Epidemiologic Methods, Humans, Models, Statistical, Bias, Epidemiologic Studies

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