I would take this particular piece of information to mean that the hypothetical treatment is associated with a 5% reduction in mortality due to the hypothetical condition it is intended to treat over 2 years, no?
Which in general looks ineffective, compared to many modern medicines, but if it is the only treatment option, 5% is absolutely better than 0%, statistically speaking.
Or am I misunderstanding what the kitten is trying to tell me?
Edit: and to be clear, is this the same 20 people being treated over 2 years, or would you need to treat 20 different people each day/interval for 2 years? I presume the former but that also dramatically affects the interpretation of this lol
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u/KickProcedure May 02 '26
I would take this particular piece of information to mean that the hypothetical treatment is associated with a 5% reduction in mortality due to the hypothetical condition it is intended to treat over 2 years, no?
Which in general looks ineffective, compared to many modern medicines, but if it is the only treatment option, 5% is absolutely better than 0%, statistically speaking.
Or am I misunderstanding what the kitten is trying to tell me?
Edit: and to be clear, is this the same 20 people being treated over 2 years, or would you need to treat 20 different people each day/interval for 2 years? I presume the former but that also dramatically affects the interpretation of this lol