Preferred Label : Baseline Imbalance;
NCIt definition : A systematic error in creating intervention groups, such that they differ with respect
to prognosis. That is, the groups differ in measured or unmeasured baseline characteristics
because of the way participants were selected or assigned. (ICH E9);
Alternative definition : CDISC-GLOSS: A systematic error in creating intervention groups, such that they differ
with respect to prognosis. That is, the groups differ in measured or unmeasured baseline
characteristics because of the way participants were selected or assigned. NOTE: also
used to mean that the participants are not representative of the population of all
possible participants. [ICH E9];
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL540401;
Origin ID : C142402;
UMLS CUI : C4684573;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
