From: Reporting methods in studies developing prognostic models in cancer: a review
 | % (n = 47) articles |
---|---|
Coding of variables in model | Â |
   Coding explicit for all candidate variables | 68 (32) |
   Coding explicit for all variables in final model‡ | 70 (33) |
Coding of continuous candidate variables | Â |
   All continuous | 2 (1) |
   All categorised/dichotomised | 51 (24) |
   Combination of continuous and categorised variables | 19 (9) |
   No continuous candidate variables | 0 (0) |
   Unclear/not reported | 28 (13) |
 | Median (IQR) (range) |
Number of variables | Â |
   Candidates used to develop model* (n = 46) | 11 (7 to 14) (2 to 27) |
   Included in final model** (n = 44) | 4 (3 to 6) (2 to 12) |