Research Article

Comparative Effectiveness of Collaborative Treatment with Korean and Western Medicine for Low Back Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Summary of censored data for outcome variables.

VariablesNever censoredEver censoredTotal

Participant (N)
Control group591776
Case group69574
Total12822150
Participant (%)
Control group77.6322.37100.00
Case group93.246.76100.00
Total85.3314.67100.00
Potential periods of observation (day)
Control group708204912
Case group82860888
Total15362641800
Periods with data available (day)
Control group70885793
Case group82835863
Total15361201656
Periods with data available (%)
Control group100.0041.6786.95
Case group100.0058.3397.18
Total100.0045.4592.0
Total percent of the periods with censored data (%)054.558.00
Total percent of patient numbers censored14.67%
Chi-square distance value
MCAR test result48.260.38
MCAR (CDM) test result102.771.00

MCAR: missing completely at random; CDM: covariate dependent missingness.