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Table 4 Mean (90% confidence interval) of the scores at 2.5 months of follow-up up (Quality of life; Pain; Dyspnoea; Emotional functioning; Physical functioning; Fatigue) observed and imputed under the MAR assumption and using different models for departure from MAR (kWHO; k1; k2; k3; k4)

From: Missing not at random in end of life care studies: multiple imputation and sensitivity analysis on data from the ACTION study

Variable

observed

MAR

kWHO

k1

k2

k3

k4

Quality of life

64.16 (64.09,64.24)

63.02 (62.94,63.09)

58.82 (58.74,58.90)

57.12 (57.04,57.19)

58.63 (58.56,58.71)

59.97 (59.89,60.04)

61.65 (61.57,61.72)

Pain

20.67 (20.59,20.76)

22.37 (22.28,22.46)

28.03 (27.92,28.14)

34.17 (34.04,34.30)

30.41 (30.29,30.52)

27.51 (27.40,27.61)

24.93 (24.83,25.02)

Dyspnoea

26.33 (26.23,26.42)

27.03 (26.94,27.12)

36.99 (36.86,37.12)

44.22 (44.07,44.37)

38.64 (38.51,38.78)

34.00 (33.89,34.12)

30.20 (30.09,30.30)

Emotional functioning

79.84 (79.77,79.91)

78.62 (78.54,78.69)

73.55 (73.46,73.64)

66.21 (66.09,66.33)

70.11 (70.01,70.21)

73.70 (73.61,73.79)

76.31 (76.22,76.39)

Physical functioning

68.69 (68.60,68.77)

67.24 (67.15,67.33)

62.35 (62.26,62.44)

59.94 (59.85,60.04)

61.60 (61.51,61.69)

63.23 (63.14,63.32)

65.43 (65.34,65.51)

Fatigue

41.68 (41.59,41.76)

42.90 (42.82,42.99)

49.62 (49.52,49.72)

51.14 (51.04,51.25)

48.91 (48.81,49.01)

46.83 (46.73,46.92)

44.75 (44.66,44.84)