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. 2016 Jan 20;6(1):e010120. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010120

Table 2.

sample size calculation scenarios

Adherence score
Sample size needed*
Control Treat Control Treat Total
LEAN Sample 0.72 (0.33)† 0.85 (0.33) 129 129 258‡
Non-adherent subgroup§ 0.42 (0.35) 0.60 (0.35) 70 70 140

*Sample calculation assuming power of 0.85, significance level of 0.05 and a 10% dropout rate.

†SD in parentheses.

‡See the STATA codes for the sample calculation in the online supplementary appendix.

§Sample size of the baseline non-adherent subgroup achieved with a LEAN total sample of 258.