Question: The following table was presented in an article summarizing a study to compare a new drug to a standard drug and to a placebo. Characteristic

The following table was presented in an article summarizing a study to compare a new drug to a standard drug and to a placebo.

Characteristic New Drug Standard Drug Placebo p
Age, years 45.2 (4.8) 44.9 (5.1) 42.8 (4.3) 0.5746
%Female 51% 55% 57% 0.1635
Annual income, $000s 59.5 (14.3) 63.8 (16.9) 58.2(13.6) 0.4635
% with insurance 87% 65% 82% 0.0352
Disease Stage 0.0261
I 35% 18% 33%
II 42% 37% 47%
III 23% 51% 20%

Which, if any, baseline characteristics are significantly different (at least 0.05 level of significance) between treatment groups?

a. Disease stage

b. Annual Income

c. % with insurance

d. age

e. a and c

f. b and d

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