Assignment 2 Answers : First study link : 1 – A: YES It was
B: The sample size was calculated by Epi info 2000
software based on a worldwide prevalence of CAs of ~3% of neonates (16) at 95% confidence interval and 80% study power. The sample was increased by 10% to .overcome missing data
Second study link : 1 - No Not Matched . Because the P
value was 0(ZERO) 2 – A : AOR = 4.349 B : It means that Nulli-parity (Exposure ) is positively related to the hypertensive disorder (Disease). Third study Link : A : YES This study tried. B : Missing data during study follow-up through participant loss to follow up is expected, impacting subsequent analyses for primary and secondary outcomes. Where possible, multiple imputation will be considered for missing outcome data, with complete case analysis to be used for analyses where this is not possible.
Fourth study link :
1 - Consenting eligible women were randomly assigned (1:1) to either anastrozole (1 mg per day, oral) or matching placebo daily for 5 years. Randomisation was stratified by country. All participants and medical personnel were blinded to treatment allocation, which was only held by the central study statistician. Unblinding was only permitted if the participant developed breast cancer, when a clinician considered there to be valid medical or safety reasons, or the participant requested unblinding. Treatment allocation still remains largely blinded for investigators and participating women who have not developed breast or any other cancer (81·3% anastrozole vs 76·7% placebo, p=0·0053). A further analysis was planned to take place around 5 years after the last report,4 and this analysis is provided 6 years after that report. The decision to analyse the data was made without looking at the Results beforehand.
2 - Overall, no effect of anastrozole was seen for breast
cancer-specific mortality (three anastrozole vs two placebo), but numbers are very small. Given the small number of deaths and the relatively young median age at entry (59·4 years), substantially longer follow-up will be needed to determine whether anastrozole affects breast cancer and other cause mortality. Deaths from cancers other than breast did not differ between treatment groups (p=0·39).