Amaç: Kesirli polinomlu regresyon modelleri, değişkenlerin doğrusal olmayan etkilerini modellemek için önerilmiştir. Değişkenlerin sürekli değişken olarak modele dahil edilmesi ya da kategorik biçime dönüştürülerek modele dahil edilmesi sonuçları değiştirebilir. Sürekli değişkenleri kategorik biçime dönüştürmek bilgi kaybına neden olmaktadır. Bu durumda da kesirli polinomlu modeller uygun bir alternatif olmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı kesirli polinomların Cox regresyon modelinde kullanımını incelemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Prostat kanseri hastalığının 3. ve 4. aşamalarında olan ve 5 yıl boyunca izlenen 475 hastaya ait bir veri kümesine (Byar and Green, 1980) klasik ve kesirli polinomlu Cox regresyon modelleri uygulanmıştır.1 Bulgular: Tedavi türü ve evre değişkenleri kategorik ve yaş değişkeni sürekli kabul edilerek klasik Cox regresyon çözümlemesi yapılmış, yaş değişkenin ve evre değişkenin istatisitksel olarak anlamlı olduğu ancak orantılı tehlikeler varsayımının sağlanmadığı görülmüştür. Yaş değişkeni kategorik olarak ele alındığında ise 81 yaş ve üzeri yaş grubunun ve evre değişkenin anlamlı çıktığı görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte, orantılı tehlikeler varsayımı sağlanmadığından klasik Cox regresyon modelinin kullanılması da uygun değildir. Prostat kanseri veri kümesi için kesirli polinomlu Cox regresyon modeli incelendiğinde ise yaş değişkeninin yaşam süresi ile doğrusal olmayan bir ilişkiye sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Yaş ve evre değişkenlerinin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu ve kesirli polinomlu Cox regresyon modeli için orantılı tehlikeler varsayımının da sağlandığı görülmüştür. Sonuç: Kesirli polinomlu Cox regresyon modelinin prostat kanseri veri kümesi için daha uygun olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Cox regresyon modeli; doğrusal olmama; kesirli polinomlar; orantılı tehlikeler varsayımı
Objective: The use of regression models with fractional polynomial was proposed to model nonlinear effects of covariates. The inclusion of covariates into the model as continuous or categorical can change the results. However, converting continuous covariates into categorical format causes a loss of information. In this case, models with fractional polynomial become an appropriate alternative. The aim of this study is examining the use of fractional polynomials in Cox regression model. Material and Methods: Classical Cox regression model and Cox regression model with fractional polynomial were applied to the data set of 475 patients (Byar and Green, 1980) who were in the 3rd and 4th stages of prostate cancer disease and followed for 5 years.1 Results: Classical Cox regression analysis was performed by including type of treatment and stage of disease as categorical and age as continuous and it was found that age and stage of disease were statistically significant, but the assumption of proportional hazards was violated. When age was taken as a categorical covariate, the 81 and more level of age and the stage of disease was significant. However, the use of classical Cox regression model is not correct since the proportional hazards assumption was violated. When the Cox regression model with fractional polynomials was run for prostate cancer data set, it was found that the age variable had a nonlinear relationship with the survival time. Age and stage of disease were statistically significant and the assumption of proportional hazards was provided. Conclusion: It was concluded that the Cox regression model with fractional polynomials is more suitable for the prostate cancer dataset.
Keywords: Cox regression model; nonlinearity; fractional polynomials; proportional hazards assumption
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