Baseline characteristics
Compare baseline measurements across two groups.
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% \usepackage{booktabs}
% \usepackage{siunitx}
\begin{table}[htbp]
\centering
\sisetup{uncertainty-mode=separate}
\setlength{\belowcaptionskip}{6pt}
\caption{Baseline characteristics}
\begin{tabular}{l S[table-format=2.1(2)] S[table-format=2.1(2)] S[table-format=<1.3]}
\toprule
Variable & {Control} & {Treatment} & {p value} \\
\midrule
Age, years & 54.3 \pm 8.2 & 52.8 \pm 7.9 & 0.340 \\
Female, n (\%) & {32 (53.3)} & {35 (58.3)} & 0.580 \\
BMI, kg/m\ensuremath{^{2}} & 24.8 \pm 3.1 & 25.2 \pm 2.9 & 0.470 \\
Smoker, n (\%) & {12 (20.0)} & {10 (16.7)} & 0.640 \\
CRP, mg/L & 3.2 \pm 1.1 & 5.8 \pm 2.3 & <0.001 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}LaTeX table examples
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\begin{tabular}{lr}
\toprule
Variable & Control \\
\midrule
Age, years & 54.3 \\
\bottomrule
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1.2 12.345 123 <0.01
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1.2 12.345 123 <0.01
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1.2 12.345 123 <0.01
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