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The estimation procedures are semiparametric in that a baseline hazard function is nonparametrically specified.

A specific continuous baseline hazard function is used to estimate mortality risk from survival times in the first model, whereas any function of time can be fitted to the mortality risk in the second model.

The baseline hazard function is a vital component of the Cox model.

For example, the baseline hazard function is necessary to assess calibration, while it is not needed to evaluate the discriminative ability via Kaplan-Meier curves.

An appealing feature of the Cox model is that the baseline hazard function is estimated nonparametrically, and so unlike most other statistical models, the survival times are not assumed to follow a particular statistical distribution.

This baseline hazard function is multiplied with the constant hazard ratio for each of the competing interventions relative to this baseline to obtain hazard functions for the interventions of interest.

In this model, the baseline hazard function was the baseline hazard function for local recurrence.

The baseline hazard function was stratified by single-year age-groups and sex.

The baseline hazard function was stratified by study (PLCO vs AARP) in all models.

The baseline hazard function was set to be different for each stratum (age group), but other covariates were assumed to have the same risk ratio for each stratum.

Baseline hazard functions were stratified by 1-year age categories, sex, and race (white, black, other).