Performance of models for estimating absolute risk difference in multicenter trials with binary outcome

Performance of models for estimating absolute risk difference in multicenter trials with binary outcome

Abstract Background Reporting of absolute risk difference (RD) is recommended for clinical and epidemiological prospective studies. In analyses of multicenter studies, adjustment for center is necessary when randomization is stratified by center or when there is large variation in patients outcomes...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Claudia Pedroza, Van Thi Thanh Truong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Clustered data
Correlated binary data
Generalized estimating equation
Multicenter trial
Risk difference
Robust standard errors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0217-0

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-016-0217-0

Similar Items