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Table 2 Results of the assessment of LTFU information stratified by journal

From: Reporting of loss to follow-up information in randomised controlled trials with time-to-event outcomes: a literature survey

 

BMJ

JAMA

Lancet

NEJM

Total

Articles (n)

14

70

97

138

319

Not assessable* (n (%))

13 (93)

13 (19)

32 (33)

74 (54)

132 (41)

Consistent** (n (%))

1 (7)

45 (64)

49 (51)

45 (33)

140 (44)

Not consistent (n (%))

0

12 (17)

16 (16)

19 (14)

47 (15)

  1. * Loss to follow-up information cannot be derived from the Kaplan-Meier plot.
  2. ** The numbers derived from the Kaplan-Meier plot matched the reported numbers at risk.
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BMC Medical Research Methodology

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