A: Binary (two point) scale
Surgery Late Early Early Early
Planning: (Late–early) 0.05 0.075 0.10
Planning: odds ratio (OR) 0.75 0.64 0.53
VPI proportion
Incompetent 0.25 0.2 0.175 0.15
Marginal/competent 0.75 0.8 0.825 0.85
Trial size 2188 986 500
B: Categorical (three point) scale
Surgery Late Early Early Early
Planning: odds ratio (OR) 0.75 0.64 0.53
VPI proportion
Incompetent 0.25 0.200 0.175 0.150
Marginal 0.35 0.329 0.314 0.293
Competent 0.40 0.471 0.510 0.566
Trial size 1314 552 276