Table 5.
Subgroup descriptors | Summary-score strategy | Single-item strategy |
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Variables, n | 4 | 22 |
Identified subgroups, n | 7 | 7 |
Subgroup-size range, n (%) | 60–226 (6%–24%) | 49–254 (5%–27%) |
Posterior probability, median (interquartile range) | 0.72 (0.54–0.82) | 0.97 (0.85–0.99) |
Subjects with posterior probability above 0.33 for more than one subgroup, n (%) | 144 (16%) +13 (1%) with no posterior probability >0.33 | 74 (8%) +2 (<1%) with no posterior probability >0.33 |
Subgroups’ median posterior probability, mean (range) | 0.71 (0.63–0.87) | 0.96 (0.93–0.99) |
Subjects with posterior probability less than 0.7 on average per subgroup, n (%),range | 62 (47%) 21–110 (21%–58%) | 17 (13%) 5–30 (9%–19%) |
Identified features*, n | 3 | 7 |
Crossing subgroups#, % (n) | 62 (13 of 21) | 86 (18 of 21) |
Notes:
Distinct characteristic defined by a single variable or a group of variables;
count of subgroups that crossed in the profile plots (subgroup-by-subgroup matrix).