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by georgeglue1 2743 days ago
There are some ways to adjust and counteract these effects (it's an issue with every clinical trial on serious illnesses and older populations though).

A reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3227332/

Sometimes, you have to trust the quality of the journal and biostatistician if you aren't able to read everything yourself.