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Introduction to L ogistic R egression

Introduction to L ogistic R egression. Rachid Salmi, Jean-Claude Desenclos, Alain Moren, Thomas Grein. Content. Simple and multiple linear regression Simple logistic regression The logistic function Estimation of parameters Interpretation of coefficients Multiple logistic regression

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Introduction to L ogistic R egression

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  1. Introduction to Logistic Regression Rachid Salmi, Jean-Claude Desenclos, Alain Moren, Thomas Grein

  2. Content • Simple and multiple linear regression • Simple logistic regression • The logistic function • Estimation of parameters • Interpretation of coefficients • Multiple logistic regression • Interpretation of coefficients • Coding of variables • Examples in Egret • Modelling tomorrow

  3. Simple linear regression Table 1 Age and systolic blood pressure (SBP) among 33 adult women

  4. SBP (mm Hg) Age (years) adapted from Colton T. Statistics in Medicine. Boston: Little Brown, 1974

  5. Simple linear regression • Relation between 2 continuous variables (SBP and age) • Regression coefficient b1 • Measures associationbetween y and x • Amount by which y changes on average when x changes by one unit • Least squares method y Slope x

  6. Multiple linear regression • Relation between a continuous variable and a setofi continuous variables • Partial regression coefficients bi • Amount by which y changes on average when xi changes by one unit and all the other xis remain constant • Measures association between xi and y adjusted for all other xi • Example • SBP versus age, weight, height, etc

  7. Multiple linear regression Dependent Independent variables Predicted Predictor variables Response variable Explanatory variables Outcome variable Covariables

  8. Multivariate analysis Model Outcome Linear regression continous Poisson regression counts Cox model survival Logistic regression binomial ...... • Choice of the tool according to study, objectives, and the variables • Control of confounding • Model building, prediction

  9. Logistic regression • Models the relationship betweena set of variables xi • dichotomous (eat : yes/no) • categorical (social class, ...) • continuous (age, ...) and • dichotomous variable Y • Dichotomous (binary) outcome most common situation in biology and epidemiology

  10. Logistic regression (1) Table 2 Age and signs of coronary heart disease (CD)

  11. How can we analyse these data? • Comparison of the mean age of diseased and non-diseased women • Non-diseased: 38.6 years • Diseased: 58.7 years (p<0.0001) • Linear regression?

  12. Dot-plot: Data from Table 2

  13. Logistic regression (2) Table 3Prevalence (%) of signs of CD according to age group

  14. Dot-plot: Data from Table 3 Diseased % Age (years)

  15. The logistic function (1) Probability ofdisease x

  16. { logit of P(y|x) The logistic function (2)

  17. The logistic function (3) • Advantages of the logit • Simple transformation of P(y|x) • Linear relationship with x • Can be continuous (Logit between -  to + ) • Known binomial distribution (P between 0 and 1) • Directly related to the notion of odds of disease

  18. Interpretation of b(1)

  19. Interpretation of b (2) • b=increase in log-odds for a one unit increase in x • Test of the hypothesis that b=0 (Wald test) • Interval testing

  20. Example • Age (<55 and 55+ years) and risk of developing coronary heart disease (CD)

  21. Results of fitting Logistic Regression Model

  22. Fitting equation to the data • Linear regression: Least squares • Logistic regression: Maximum likelihood • Likelihood function • Estimates parameters a and b with property that likelihood (probability) of observed data is higher than for any other values • Practically easier to work with log-likelihood

  23. Maximum likelihood • Iterative computing • Choice of an arbitrary value for the coefficients (usually 0) • Computing of log-likelihood • Variation of coefficients’ values • Reiteration until maximisation (plateau) • Results • Maximum Likelihood Estimates (MLE) for  and  • Estimates of P(y) for a given value of x

  24. Multiple logistic regression • More than one independent variable • Dichotomous, ordinal, nominal, continuous … • Interpretation of bi • Increase in log-odds for a one unit increase in xi with all the other xis constant • Measures association between xi and log-odds adjusted for all other xi

  25. Multiple logistic regression • Effect modification • Can be modelled by including interaction terms

  26. Statistical testing • Question • Does model including a given independent variable provide more information about dependent variable than model without this variable? • Three tests • Likelihood ratio statistic (LRS) • Wald test • Score test

  27. Likelihood ratio statistic • Compares two nested models Log(odds) =  + 1x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 + 4x4 (model 1) Log(odds) =  + 1x1 + 2x2 (model 2) • LR statistic -2 log (likelihood model 2 / likelihood model 1) = -2 log (likelihood model 2) minus -2log (likelihood model 1) LR statistic is a 2 with DF = number of extra parameters in model

  28. Example P Probability for cardiac arrest Exc 1= lack of exercise, 0 = exercise Smk 1= smokers, 0= non-smokers adapted from Kerr, Handbook of Public Health Methods, McGraw-Hill, 1998

  29. Interactive effect between smoking and exercise? • Product term b3 = -0.4604 (SE 0.5332) Wald test = 0.75 (1df) -2log(L) = 342.092 with interaction term = 342.836 without interaction term  LR statistic = 0.74 (1df), p = 0.39  No evidence of any interaction

  30. Coding of variables (1) • Dichotomous variables: yes = 1, no = 0 • Continuous variables • Increase in OR for a one unit change in exposure variable • Logistic model is multiplicative OR increases exponentially with x • If OR = 2 for a oneunit change in exposure and x increases from 2 to 5: OR = 2 x 2 x 2 = 23 = 8 • Verify that OR increases exponentially with x. When in doubt, treat as qualitative variable

  31. Continuous variable? • Relationship between SBP>160 mmHg and body weight • Introduce BW as continuous variable? • Code weight as single variable, eg. 3 equal classes: 40-60 kg =0, 60-80 kg =1, 80-100 kg =2 • Compatible with assumption of multiplicative model • If not compatible, use indicator variables

  32. Coding of variables (2) • Nominal variables or ordinal with unequal classes: • Tobacco smoked: no=0, grey=1, brown=2, blond=3 • Model assumes that OR for blond tobacco = OR for no tobacco3 • Use indicator variables (dummy variables)

  33. Indicator variables: Type of tobacco • Neutralises artificial hierarchy between classes in the variable "type of tobacco" • No assumptions made • 3 variables (3 df) in model using same reference • OR for each type of tobacco adjusted for the others in reference to non-smoking

  34. Examples using Egret

  35. Example 1: Low Birth Weight Study • 198 observations • Low Birth Weigth [LBW] • 1= Birth weight < 2500g • 0= Birth weight >= 2500g • Age of mother in years • Weight of mother in pounds [LWT] • Race (1,2,3) • Number of doctor’s visit in last trimester [FTV]

  36. Example 2: Risk of death from bacterial meningitis according to treatment • 161 observations • Death (0,1) • Treatment • 1=Chloramphenicol, 2=Ampicillin) • Delay before treatment (onset, in days) • Convulsions (1,0) • Level of consciousness (1-3) • Severity of dehydration (1-3) • Age in years • Pathogen • 1 Others, 2 HiB, 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae

  37. Reference • Hosmer DW, Lemeshow S. Applied logistic regression.Wiley & Sons, New York, 1989

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