A written summary of the outcomes was distributed among all FGD participants for checking its validity and to solicit comments.
Analysis was performed using Stata Version 11.2. 1 For the health outcome tools, after checking for normality, the data for the BPI and MYMOP were analysed separately.
Random effects regression models, controlled for baseline value and taking into account cluster, will be used to look at the difference between groups in change from baseline in continuous outcome measures after checking for normality and applying transformation techniques where necessary.
"This tells me that spending an inordinate amount of time on Facebook is related to negative outcomes, while just checking Facebook for a few minutes each time is not," he wrote.
The primary outcomes were checked for normality.
Before analyzing infant outcomes, we checked for confounding variables and found no significant differences in baseline demographic characteristics within or across study conditions among the full sample or among mothers depressed antenatally.
Regarding variables on transition probabilities for events and outcomes, we checked consistency of local and international data before fitting the model.
The adjusted analyses included the covariates mentioned under v ariables and outcomes and were checked for multicolinearity and plausible interactions.
Data from the questionnaires and selected laboratory testing outcomes were merged, checked for quality, and analyzed by using Stata version 9.0 (StataCorp LP, College Station, TX, USA).
The impact on treatment outcome was checked for different classes of variables: tumor volume and patient age, SUV related factors and variables derived from the kinetic analysis.
The residuals from multivariate regression analyses for all outcome domains were checked for normality.
