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Table 4 Summary of the main scenarios

From: How to perform prespecified subgroup analyses when using propensity score methods in the case of imbalanced subgroups

Scenario

Treatment effect

 

Interaction

 

on the log HR scale

 
 

Subset 2

Subset 1

treatment-by-subset

 

\(\alpha _{S=2}\)

\(\alpha _{S=1}\)

 

Sc1

0

-0.7

yes

Sc2

0

\(\varepsilon\)

depending on \(\varepsilon\)

Sc3

\(\varepsilon\)

\(\varepsilon\)

no

Sc4

0

0

no

  1. \(\varepsilon\) ranged from 0 down to -2