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Table 3 Estimated power to detect multivitamin effects on weight change over 18 months of follow-up (n=400)

From: Multivitamin supplementation in HIV infected adults initiating antiretroviral therapy in Uganda: the protocol for a randomized double blinded placebo controlled efficacy trial

Mean difference in weight change (δ, in kg)

Standard deviation of weight at baseline and follow-up (σ1 = σ2, in cells/mm3)

 

Correlation of weight between baseline and follow-up (ρ)

 

0.5

0.6

0.7

2

9

56

66

78

 

11

41

49

61

2.5

9

75

88

96

 

11

58

74

86

3

9

88

94

98

 

11

74

82

92

3.5

9

96

98

>99

 

11

86

92

97