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Table 6 Standardised target and observed effect sizes by clinical area

From: A study of target effect sizes in randomised controlled trials published in the Health Technology Assessment journal

 

Frequency

Standardised target effect size

Standardised observed effect size

Count

Median

Median

Clinical area

 Cardiovascular

11

0.171

0.050

 Critical care

2

0.151

0.016

 Dermatology

9

0.368

0.061

 Diabetes

3

0.316

0.166

 Gastrointestinal

9

0.295

0.343

 Geriatrics

2

0.290

0.331

 Immunology

2

0.509

0.432

 Lifestyle

5

0.300

0.065

 Mental Health

18

0.332

0.165

 Neurology

4

0.270

0.056

 Obstetrics and Gynaecology

2

0.252

0.341

 Oncology

4

0.255

0.143

 Orthopaedics

6

0.331

0.164

 Other

3

0.180

0.041

 Paediatrics

9

0.362

0.230

 Renal/Urology

6

0.296

0.019

 Respiratory

7

0.229

0.009

 Stroke

5

0.285

0.133