The details of the number of markers used in all the three studies, number of HSBs, their size range and their median is provided in Table 2.
In addition to the mean ± SD for household income, the median is provided, given that household income was significantly positively skewed in the present sample (skewness ± SEM 3.44 0.22; kurtosis 14.85 ± 0.44).
Because the distribution of responses is skewed, where applicable, both means and medians are provided.
As both split and merged cluster medians are provided in SWIFT output, increased resolution can be obtained by examining the split clusters.
Table 2 presents the results in detail; median tumor size was equal to 2 cm and the dichotomization to cases < median and ≥median are provided for purely descriptive purposes, given that tumor size was treated as a continuous variable.
Mean and median values were provided for quantitative variables, whereas proportions represented qualitative variables.
If the median and interquartile range were provided, the median was used as the mean and the interquartile range divided by 1.35 was used as the standard deviation as described in the Cochrane handbook.
Summary statistics as median, mean, range were provided.
Medians and ranges were provided as a summary estimate for numeric data.
