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Table 1 Power to detect differences between the two intervention arms at a significance level of 5%, assuming a coefficient of variation of 0.2

From: The Lake Victoria island intervention study on worms and allergy-related diseases (LaVIISWA): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Outcome

Sample size per arm

Prevalence in standard intervention arm

Risk ratio for intervention effect

1.4

1.5

1.6

Wheeze within last 12 months in participants ≥5-years-old

1,300

10%

67%

83%

92%

Atopy: positive skin prick test in participants ≥1-year-old

1,560

10%

72%

87%

95%

Atopy: allergen-specific immunoglobulin E concentration >0.35 kUA/L in participants ≥1-year-old

1,560

10%

72%

87%

95%