Covariate balance is the extent to which the distribution of covariates is similar across the intervention groups.
Standardized mean differences
The Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) represents a standardized difference in mean between contrasted intervention groups for each covariate.
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Means intervention group
|
Means control group
|
Standardized mean difference
|
distance
|
0.89839344
|
0.89700714
|
0.125175777
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age_cd
|
11.59381714
|
11.58271865
|
0.003749979
|
sex_cd
|
1.46657914
|
1.48366702
|
-0.031811299
|
residence_area_cd731
|
0.13965147
|
0.14646997
|
-0.019671111
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residence_area_cd732
|
0.14108379
|
0.12961012
|
0.032960105
|
residence_area_cd733
|
0.71926474
|
0.72391992
|
-0.010359603
|
institutionalized_blTRUE
|
0.02781093
|
0.02950474
|
-0.010301042
|
foreign_blTRUE
|
0.15170685
|
0.12961012
|
0.061596004
|
pregnancy_blTRUE
|
0.01181666
|
0.02107482
|
-0.085675800
|
essential_worker_blTRUE
|
0.02757221
|
0.02845100
|
-0.005366853
|
comorbidities_blTRUE
|
0.45977560
|
0.47523709
|
-0.031023533
|
immunestatus_blTRUE
|
0.28037718
|
0.26343519
|
0.037717288
|
|
Means intervention group
|
Means control group
|
Standardized mean difference
|
distance
|
0.50039178
|
0.49960822
|
0.0549503111
|
age_cd
|
11.58454344
|
11.56054639
|
0.0081155840
|
sex_cd
|
1.46431208
|
1.45286734
|
0.0212935144
|
residence_area_cd731
|
0.13942899
|
0.14398228
|
-0.0131448309
|
residence_area_cd732
|
0.14078267
|
0.12453852
|
0.0467058195
|
residence_area_cd733
|
0.71978833
|
0.73147920
|
-0.0260316250
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institutionalized_blTRUE
|
0.02768890
|
0.02670441
|
0.0060000891
|
foreign_blTRUE
|
0.15185823
|
0.15161211
|
0.0006858036
|
pregnancy_blTRUE
|
0.01193699
|
0.01021413
|
0.0158639539
|
essential_worker_blTRUE
|
0.02781196
|
0.02756584
|
0.0014967947
|
comorbidities_blTRUE
|
0.45975880
|
0.45791287
|
0.0037038685
|
immunestatus_blTRUE
|
0.28058085
|
0.28144228
|
-0.0019173492
|
Variance ratios
The variance ratio (VR) represents the ratio of the variance in the contracted intervention groups for each covariate. A VR close to 1, implies that variances are similar in the compared groups and as such indicates good covariate balance.
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Var. Ratio
|
distance
|
0.7576281
|
age_cd
|
0.9708949
|
sex_cd
|
0.9875230
|
residence_area_cd731
|
NA
|
residence_area_cd732
|
NA
|
residence_area_cd733
|
NA
|
institutionalized_blTRUE
|
NA
|
foreign_blTRUE
|
NA
|
pregnancy_blTRUE
|
NA
|
essential_worker_blTRUE
|
NA
|
comorbidities_blTRUE
|
NA
|
immunestatus_blTRUE
|
NA
|
|
Var. Ratio
|
distance
|
1.0806187
|
age_cd
|
0.9800742
|
sex_cd
|
0.9590195
|
residence_area_cd731
|
NA
|
residence_area_cd732
|
NA
|
residence_area_cd733
|
NA
|
institutionalized_blTRUE
|
NA
|
foreign_blTRUE
|
NA
|
pregnancy_blTRUE
|
NA
|
essential_worker_blTRUE
|
NA
|
comorbidities_blTRUE
|
NA
|
immunestatus_blTRUE
|
NA
|
Propensity score distribution