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. 2011 Jun 30;13(2):e43. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1695

Table 3.

Change in success rates of adherence to the low-risk drinking guideline at the 1-month follow-up

Experimental Condition Control Condition
n % Success n % Success OR 95% CI NNTa χ² P Value
1-month follow-up
Total sample
EMb imputation
230 42.2 220 30.5 1.7 1.13-2.46 8.6 χ²1 = 6.7 .01
Completers-only 207 41.5 195 29.2 1.7 1.14-2.60 8.1 χ²1 = 6.6 .01
Total sample
LOCFc imputation
230 37.4 220 25.9 1.7 1.14-2.56 8.7 χ²1 = 6.8 .01
6-month follow-up
Total sample
EMb imputation
230 45.7 220 37.3 1.4 0.97-2.06 11.9 χ²1 = 3.3 .07
Completers-only 195 44.1 188 36.7 1.3 0.90-2.05 13.5 χ²1 = 2.2 .14
Total sample
LOCFc imputation
230 37.4 220 31.4 1.3 0.88-1.93 16.7 χ²1 = 1.8 .18

a NNT = numbers needed to treat

b EM imputation = imputation based on the expectation-maximization algorithm

c LOCF imputation = imputation based on last observation carried forward