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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Dec 14;63(12):2463–2471. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13793

Table 3.

Participant Disposition by Study Visit, and Completeness of Data Collection for Selected Major Outcomes

Participant Disposition Major Outcomes: Proportion non-missing, %

Visit/Method Potential Interviews* (N) Completed Interviews N (%) Refused or Unobtainable** (N) Deaths# (N) Drop-Outs# GCP ADL IADL
1 Month; In-Person 566 556 (98) 2 1 7 99.6 99.8 99.8
2 Month; In-Person 558 543 (97) 10 1 4 99.4 99.8 99.8
4 Month; Phone 553 537 (97) 10 3 3 -- -- --
6 Month; In-Person 547 537 (98) 10 0 0 99.2 99.6 99.6
9 Month; Phone 547 521 (95) 19 3 4 -- -- --
12 Month; In-Person 540 517 (96) 23 0 0 99.5 100 100
15 Month; Phone 540 502 (93) 32 3 3 -- -- --
18 Month; In-Person 534 508 (95) 26 0 0 99.4 99.7 99.8

Note. Each row describes participants available (eligible) for interview. Reasons for dropout include: time commitment, gatekeeper preference, health status changes, declining memory.

GCP = General Cognitive Composite; ADL = Activities of Daily Living; IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

*

Eligible defined as all enrolled participants (N=566) minus those who have died or dropped out in the prior time periods

Proportion (%) complete defined as the ratio of interviews completed to those potentially available for interview at the relevant visit

**

Those refusing interview may be available at later timepoints

#

Lost to death or follow-up (will not contribute to later timepoints)