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Table 3 Test statistics used to analyse the primary outcome

From: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials in rheumatoid arthritis: the reporting and handling of missing data in composite outcomes

Test statistics

Number (%) n = 51

Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel

24 (47 %)

χ2/Fisher’s exact

15 (29 %)

Logistic regression

5 (10 %)

Binomial comparison

4 (8 %)

ANOVA/ANCOVA

2 (4 %)

Mixed model analysis

1 (2 %)

  1. ANOVA analysis of variance, ANCOVA analysis of covariance