Abstract
In this paper we propose a class of flexible weight functions for use in comparison of two cumulative incidence functions. The proposed weights allow the users to focus their comparison on an early or a late time period post treatment or to treat all time points with equal emphasis. These weight functions can be used to compare two cumulative incidence functions via their risk difference, their relative risk, or their odds ratio. The proposed method has been implemented in the R-CIFsmry package which is readily available for download and is easy to use as illustrated in the example.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 205-214 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine |
Volume | 116 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- Competing risks
- Cumulative incidence functions
- Risk difference
- Weighted comparison
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Computer Science Applications
- Health Informatics