Subjects with incomplete data regarding one or several variables were included in the analysis (as a "missing category") to reduce the impact of possible bias.
After excluding individuals with incomplete data regarding health behaviors (1.6%), the total sample included 19,914 respondents.
Forty-four questionnaires with incomplete data regarding gender, age or type of diabetes were excluded, leaving 1352 cases (52% females) for analysis.
The rates for incomplete data regarding patients' age showed little variation from 2000 to 2009.
We had incomplete data regarding the specific surgical approaches used, such as vitrectomy with or without buckle and/or encircling element or buckling surgery only, and the specific types of tamponades employed.
Nine patients were excluded: in seven patients headache was the only pain disease, one patient had an incomplete examination and one patient had incomplete data regarding medication intake.
They represent challenges in which we operate with incomplete or contradictory and rapidly-changing information with a large number of stakeholders and with connections to many other problems.
Of course, both patients and providers operate with incomplete information, and adherence-related decisions should be made collaboratively.
Unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, I inadvertently briefed the vice-president-elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian ambassador.
Unfortunately, because of the fast pace of events, I inadvertently briefed the Vice President Elect and others with incomplete information regarding my phone calls with the Russian Ambassador.
Eighty eight consecutive patients were enrolled of whom 83 patients were eligible for the final evaluation (2 patients re-operated before t1, 1 patient lost to follow-up, 2 with incomplete data).
