title: Estimation of covariate-dependent Markov transition probabilities from nested case-control data.
abstract: Multi-state models are used to describe situations where individuals may move among a finite number of states defined by specific conditions of health, including death. The transition intensities of the models are described by proportional hazards models, and it is reviewed how estimation of the regression parameters and the baseline transition intensities may be performed when only nested case-control data are available for all or some of the transitions. The regression parameter estimates and the estimates of baseline transition intensities are combined to give estimates of the integrated transition intensities for specified covariate histories, and from these estimates covariate-dependent Markov transition probabilities are derived.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Oslo, PO Box 1053, Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway. borgan@math.uio.no
authors.forename: Ørnulf
authors.initials: Ø
authors.lastname: Borgan
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001699:Biometry; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D008390:Markov Chains; D008906:Mining; D008954:Models, Biological; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000401:mortality; D011336:Probability; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014501:Uranium
chemical_list: D014501:Uranium