Table 4

Sample sizes for various combinations of baseline (p) and follow-up (r) measures. Correlations for pre, post and mix are 0.5, 0.5 and 0.5. Results given relative to a trial with a single baseline and follow-up measure.


Number of baseline measures (p)
No. of follow-up measures (r)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
15
1
100%
89%
83%
80%
78%
76%
75%
74%
73%
73%
72%
71%
2
67%
56%
50%
47%
44%
43%
42%
41%
40%
39%
38%
38%
3
56%
44%
39%
36%
33%
32%
31%
30%
29%
28%
27%
26%
4
50%
39%
33%
30%
28%
26%
25%
24%
23%
23%
22%
21%
5
47%
36%
30%
27%
24%
23%
22%
21%
20%
19%
18%
18%
6
44%
33%
28%
24%
22%
21%
19%
19%
18%
17%
16%
15%
7
43%
32%
26%
23%
21%
19%
18%
17%
16%
16%
15%
14%
8
42%
31%
25%
22%
19%
18%
17%
16%
15%
14%
13%
13%
9
41%
30%
24%
21%
19%
17%
16%
15%
14%
13%
13%
12%
10
40%
29%
23%
20%
18%
16%
15%
14%
13%
13%
12%
11%
12
39%
28%
22%
19%
17%
15%
14%
13%
12%
12%
11%
10%
15
38%
27%
21%
18%
16%
14%
13%
12%
11%
11%
10%
9%

Vickers BMC Medical Research Methodology 2003 3:22   doi:10.1186/1471-2288-3-22