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Table 7 Sample size

From: The CORONIS Trial. International study of caesarean section surgical techniques: a randomised fractional, factorial trial

Incidence in control group

Incidence in intervention group

Risk ratio

Total sample size needed for analysis of each comparison

15%

18%

1.20

4,936

15%

17%

1.13

10,746

15%

13%

0.87

9,646

15%

12.75%

0.85

7,586

15%

12%

0.80

4,204

15%

11%

0.73

2,316

  1. Sample sizes required for 15% incidence of primary outcome in control group, with 80% power