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Primary Analysis
Primary Analysis (Latest research · Assessment of functional status) — "For primary analyses, PCFS was dichotomized as none or negligible limitation (grades 0–…
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- Primary analyses dichotomize PCFS into two functional-limitation categories.
- PCFS is divided into none or negligible limitation versus at least slight functional limitation.
- None or negligible limitation corresponds to PCFS grades 0–1.
- At least slight functional limitation corresponds to PCFS grades ≥ 2.
- The threshold is consistent with previous publications.
- The threshold reflects clinically meaningful impairment in activities of daily living.
- Higher PCFS grades contain sparse data.
- The dichotomization allows stable model estimation.
