TABLE 36

Number and proportion of individuals with missing health economic data by treatment allocation

VariableDescriptionTreatment group, missing values, n (%)
IM nail fixation (n = 158)Locking plate (n = 160)Total
eq5dbEQ-5D index score pre injury1 (1)1 (1)2 (1)
eq5d0EQ-5D index score post injury2 (1)3 (2)5 (2)
eq5d1EQ-5D at 3 months23 (15)19 (12)42 (13)
eq5d2EQ-5D at 6 months16 (10)18 (11)34 (11)
eq5d3EQ-5D at 12 months43 (27)42 (26)85 (27)
c0Operative costs (surgery cost including initial hospital stay and implants)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
c1Total resource use between baseline and 3 months54 (34)54 (34)108 (34)
c2Total resource use between 3 and 6 months30 (19)31 (19)61 (19)
c3Total resource use between 6 and 12 months60 (38)58 (36)118 (37)
c4Total resource use between 0 and 6 months67 (42)62 (39)129 (41)
c5Total resource use between 0 and 12 months88 (56)82 (51)170 (54)

From: Appendix 4, Economic supplementary data

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Intramedullary nail fixation versus locking plate fixation for adults with a fracture of the distal tibia: the UK FixDT RCT.
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