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Multivariate Analysis of Pacemaker Patient Survivorship
Author(s) -
HSU PINGHWA BEN,
KIM JOHN S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1983.tb05296.x
Subject(s) - medicine , multivariate analysis , survivorship curve , multivariate statistics , family medicine , statistics , cancer , mathematics
Multiple risk factors of patient mortality need to be evaluated and combined to serve practical purposes. A mul‐tivariate statistical model is illustrated here with a large data set and a simulated example. The piecewise parametric model is shown to be simple, efficient, and is suggested to be a good tool for routine usage. The approach should provide a more concise characterization of mortality in terms of multiple risk factors. The results of data analysis also provide a good reference for further explorations.