Dear dr Medic,
Den 2020-04-17 kl. 23:03, skrev Medic:> On 2020-04-17 20:06, Medic wrote:
>> I can't understand how to do a survival analysis (?Surv ()) when
some
>> event occurred before the start of observation (left censored). If I
>> understand correctly, there are two methods. I chose a method with: 1)
>> time from the start of treatment to the event and 2) the indicator of
>> the event. I did (in my data) the event indicator so:
>> 1 - event, 2 - event before the start of observation, 0 - no event
>
> I have no experience of left censoring beyond the text book. Is your
> left censored data the SAME event or a different event?
>
> YES, THE SAME!
>
>> ---
>> library(survival)
>> left_censor_data <- read.table("left.csv", header = TRUE,
sep = ";")
>> #sep = ";" it's right!
>> dput(left_censor_data, file="left_censor_data") #file
attached
>> left_censor_data
>> 'data.frame': 11 obs. of 2 variables:
>> $ timee : int 5 151 33 37 75 14 7 9 1 45 ...
>> $ eventt: int 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 ...
>> # 1?event, 2 ? event before the start of observation , 0 ? no event
>
> So if I read this data correctly the first observation is left censored.
> What does the time "5" refer to? Is that 5 days BEFORE
observation the
> event happened?
>
> YES, EXACTLY!
>
> My text book understanding of left censored data was that your
> censored points would
> have time 0.
>
> I TRIED TO SET TIME 0 NOW (for censored points), AND RECEIVED THE SAME
> WARNING (AND THE CURVE TURNED OUT WRONG)
>
>> sur <- Surv(time = left_censor_data$timee, event >>
left_censor_data$eventt, type = "left")
>> WARNING message:
>> In Surv(time = left_censor_data$timee, event >>
left_censor_data$eventt, :
>> Invalid status value, converted to NA
>>
>> #Why such a WARNING message?
Because the choice "type = 'left'" is incompatible with an
event
variable taking three values, see the help page for survival::Surv. My
guess from your (vague) description is that you want "type =
'counting'", as indicated below.
>> #Then everything turns out wrong
>
> Is the censoring type you want LEFT TRUNCATION rather than LEFT.
> If they are also right censored I think R Surv calls these Counting.
>
> I SAY ABOUT LEFT CENSORING (NOT ABOUT LEFT TRUNCATION)!
> (COUNTING? I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS.)
Then you should read an elementary text on survival analysis or consult
a local statistician.
G,
>
> THANKS! I HOPE SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME
> 1) HOW TO COMPILE THE DATA and
> 2) WRITE A CODE
>
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