| Abstract: | This paper considers the estimation of the regression coefficients in the Cox proportional hazards model with left-truncated and interval-censored data. Using the approaches of Pan A multiple imputation approach to Cox regression with interval-censored data, Biometrics 56 (2000), pp. 199–203] and Heller Proportional hazards regression with interval censored data using an inverse probability weight, Lifetime Data Anal. 17 (2011), pp. 373–385], we propose two estimates of the regression coefficients. The first estimate is based on a multiple imputation methodology. The second estimate uses an inverse probability weight to select event time pairs where the ordering is unambiguous. A simulation study is conducted to investigate the performance of the proposed estimators. The proposed methods are illustrated using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Blood Transfusion Data. |
