Bayesian semiparametric mixed effects models for meta-analysis of the literature data : An application to cadmium toxicity studies

Jo, S; Park, B; Chung, Y; Kim, J; Lee, E; Lee, J; Choi, T

HERO ID

10484665

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2021

Language

English

PMID

33906261

HERO ID 10484665
In Press No
Year 2021
Title Bayesian semiparametric mixed effects models for meta-analysis of the literature data : An application to cadmium toxicity studies
Authors Jo, S; Park, B; Chung, Y; Kim, J; Lee, E; Lee, J; Choi, T
Journal Statistics in Medicine
Volume 40
Issue 16
Page Numbers 3762-3778
Abstract We propose Bayesian semiparametric mixed effects models with measurement error to analyze the literature data collected from multiple studies in a meta-analytic framework. We explore this methodology for risk assessment in cadmium toxicity studies, where the primary objective is to investigate dose-response relationships between urinary cadmium concentrations and -microglobulin. In the proposed model, a nonlinear association between exposure and response is described by a Gaussian process with shape restrictions, and study-specific random effects are modeled to have either normal or unknown distributions with Dirichlet process mixture priors. In addition, nonparametric Bayesian measurement error models are incorporated to flexibly account for the uncertainty resulting from the usage of a surrogate measurement of a true exposure. We apply the proposed model to analyze cadmium toxicity data imposing shape constraints along with measurement errors and study-specific random effects across varying characteristics, such as population gender, age, or ethnicity.
Doi 10.1002/sim.8996
Pmid 33906261
Url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33906261
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Keyword Bayes Theorem; Cadmium; Models, Statistical; cadmium toxicity; dose-response relationship; literature data; measurement error; shape restriction