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. 2023 Feb 10;23:36. doi: 10.1186/s12874-023-01846-3

Table 1.

Main results of the LMM and JM fitted to the clinical trial data

HRQoL score trajectory Risk of dropout
Time effect Arm-by-time interaction effect Arm effect Association with HRQoL
LMM JM LMM JM JM JM
β^1 [95% CI] p β^1 [95% CI] p β^2 [95% CI] p β^2 [95% CI] p γ^1 [95% CI] p α^ [95% CI] p
GLOBAL HEALTH STATUS/HRQoL
 Global health status/HRQoL 0.63 [− 0.17; 1.42] 0.121 0.31 [− 0.45; 1.07] 0.420 1.18 [0.25; 2.10] 0.013 1.19 [0.34; 2.03] 0.006 −0.43 [− 0.72; − 0.15] 0.003 − 0.029 [− 0.041; − 0.016] < 104
FUNCTIONAL SCALES
 Physical functioning − 0.33 [− 1.17; 0.51] 0.439 − 0.77 [− 1.68; 0.15] 0.101 0.64 [− 0.38; 1.66] 0.222 0.86 [− 0.12; 1.85] 0.086 − 0.66 [− 0.95; − 0.37] < 104 −0.028 [− 0.036; − 0.020] < 104
 Role functioning 0.80 [− 0.38; 1.98] 0.183 0.27 [− 0.93; 1.46] 0.663 1.10 [− 0.27; 2.47] 0.116 1.25 [− 0.08; 2.57] 0.065 − 0.57 [− 0.86; − 0.29] < 104 − 0.018 [− 0.024; − 0.012] < 104
 Social functioning 0.11 [− 0.92; 1.15] 0.831 − 0.35 [− 1.44; 0.75] 0.533 1.15 [− 0.07; 2.37] 0.065 1.32 [0.09; 2.55] 0.036 − 0.57 [− 0.84; − 0.29] < 104 −0.017 [− 0.022; − 0.012] < 104
SYMPTOM SCALES
 Fatigue − 1.30 [− 2.35; − 0.24] 0.016 −0.78 [− 1.84; 0.28] 0.148 −0.51 [− 1.76; 0.74] 0.422 − 0.72 [− 1.90; 0.47] 0.235 −0.63 [− 0.91; − 0.35] < 104 0.019 [0.012; 0.026] < 104
 Pain −2.47 [−3.54; − 1.40] < 103 −1.99 [− 3.01; − 0.98] < 103 −1.01 [− 2.21; 0.19] 0.098 −0.88 [− 2.00; 0.24] 0.125 − 0.50 [− 0.77; − 0.22] < 103 0.017 [0.007; 0.026] < 103

HRQoL Health-related quality of life, JM Joint model, LMM Linear mixed model, CI Confidence interval