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ArticleJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD2024

Predicting Conversion Time from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia with Interval-Censored Models.

Yahui Zhang, Yulin Li, Shangchen Song, Zhigang Li, Minggen Lu, Guogen Shan

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Article in Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Progress on prognostic assessment methods for mild cognitive impairment].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2026
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  4. Sample size determination for a study with variable follow-up time.Journal of biopharmaceutical statistics · 2025
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6 authors.

Yahui ZhangDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Yulin LiDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Shangchen SongDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Zhigang LiDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Minggen LuSchool of Community Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA.
Guogen ShanDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Funding

Alzheimer's Disease: New Trial Designs for Emerging ChallengesR01AG070849 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS · PI SHAN, GUOGEN · 2021 to 2025
$1.5M
Application of deep learning and novel survival models to predict MCI-to-AD dementia progressionR03AG083207 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI SHAN, GUOGEN · 2023 to 2024
$164k
Adaptive randomized designs for cancer clinical trials by using integer algorithms and exact Monte Carlo methodsR03CA248006 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI SHAN, GUOGEN · 2021 to 2022
$153k
NCI NIH HHS R03 CA248006NIA NIH HHS R01 AG070849NIA NIH HHS R03 AG083207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients are at a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) at an estimated annual rate above 10%. It is clinically and practically important to accurately predict MCI-to-dementia conversion time. Objective: It is clinically and practically important to accurately predict MCI-to-dementia conversion time by using easily available clinical data. Methods: The dementia diagnosis often falls between two clinical visits, and such survival outcome is known as interval-censored data. We utilized the semi-parametric model and the random forest model for interval-censored data in conjunction with a variable selection approach to select important measures for predicting the conversion time from MCI to dementia. Two large AD cohort data sets were used to build, validate, and test the predictive model. Results: We found that the semi-parametric model can improve the prediction of the conversion time for patients with MCI-to-dementia conversion, and it also has good predictive performance for all patients. Conclusions: Interval-censored data should be analyzed by using the models that were developed for interval- censored data to improve the model performance.

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Cognitive DysfunctionDementiaDisease ProgressionAgedAged, 80 and overAlzheimer DiseaseCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleModels, StatisticalNeuropsychological TestsPredictive Value of TestsTime FactorsAlzheimer’s diseaseinterval-censored dataMCI-to-dementia conversionmodel selectionrandom forestsurvival data

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PMID39121117
PMCPMC11517816

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