Table 2.
Summary of analyses for primary outcome
| Treatment arm | Analysis type | Ratio | 95% CI | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THB-Rehab (n = 106) | CIRACT (n = 106) | |||||
| Length of stay | ||||||
| Geometric mean (95% CI) | 8.7 (7.5, 10.1) | 7.8 (6.9, 8.9) | (i) Primary analysis | 0.90 | 0.74–1.10 | 0.303 |
| Median [25th Q, 75th Q] | 9 [5, 15] | 8 [5, 13] | ||||
| Min, max | 2, 55 | 1, 41 | ||||
| N | 106 | 106 | ||||
| Length of stay | ||||||
| Geometric mean (95% CI) | 8.9 (7.7, 10.2) | 8.0 (7.0, 9.2) | (ii) As (i) with deaths in hospital | 0.90 | 0.75–1.10 | 0.316 |
| Median [25th Q, 75th Q] | 9 [5, 15.5] | 8 [5, 14] | ||||
| Min, max | 2, 55 | 1, 62 | ||||
| N | 112 | 112 | ||||
| Length of stay | ||||||
| Geometric mean (95% CI) | 9.1 [7.9, 10.5] | 8.3 [7.2, 9.5] | (iii) As (i) with missing data imputation | 0.91 | 0.75–1.09 | 0.307 |
| Median [25th Q, 75th Q] | 9 [5, 16] | 8 [5, 14] | ||||
| N | 125 | 125 | ||||
Multiple imputation model included all baseline variables that might be associated with missing outcome. In this case, we included the Charlson co-morbidity scale index, age, gender and Barthel score.