Look left, look right: censoring in clinical research

Eur J Endocrinol. 2023 Nov 13:lvad152. doi: 10.1093/ejendo/lvad152. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this methodology editorial the problem of censored survival (or time-to-event) data in clinical research is discussed. In case of censored observations, part of the observation time for some participants in a study is unobserved, which means that measures such as an average survival time cannot be calculated. Instead, censored survival time should explicitly be accounted for in the analysis of a study, for example using the Kaplan-Meier method. Implications of censoring and how to deal with it in the analysis of a study or when reading a research paper are discussed.PMID:37956460 | DOI:10.1093/ejendo/lvad152

Source: European Journal of Endocrinology - November 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Rolf H H Groenwold Olaf M Dekkers Source Type: research