Multiple imputation of missing repeated outcome measurements did not add to linear mixed-effects models

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 686-695

  Peters, Sanne A E ^a   Bots, Michiel L ^a   Den Ruijter, Hester M ^a   Palmer, Mike K ^b   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   Crouse III, John R ^c   O'Leary, Daniel H ^d   Evans, Gregory W ^c   Raichlen, Joel S ^e   Moons, Karel G M ^a   Koffijberg, Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Carney Hospital   (United States)

^e ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid intima media thickness; Clinical trials; Linear mixed effects model; Methodology; Missing repeated outcome measurements; Multiple imputation

Indexed keywords

ROSUVASTATIN;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOMETRY; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FLUOROBENZENES; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PYRIMIDINES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 84860236915     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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