Table 5.

Completeness of data: death or dependency (outcome 5)

Study	N(I)	n(I)	Dead(I) or dependent	Missing(I)	N(C)	n(C)	Dead(C) or dependent	Missing(C)	Measure
Cardiff 1995	55	55	9 + 32 = 41	0	55	54	11 + 30 = 41	1	Barthel < 15
Nottingham 1999	94	90	6 + 12 = 18	4	91	86	7 + 20 = 27	5	Barthel < 15
Glasgow 2000	67	66	6 + 21 = 27	1	71	66	6 + 14 = 20	5	Barthel < 15
TOTAL 2001	309	248	29 + 77 = 106	61	157	123	11 + 45 = 56	34	Barthel < 15