Subpopulation treatment effect pattern plot (STEPP) method is a method for examining the relationship between treatment effects and continuous covariates and is characterized by dividing the study population into multiple overlapping subpopulations to be analyzed based on continuous covariate values. STEPP method has a different purpose than traditional subgroup analyses, and STEPP has a clear advantage in exploring the relationship between treatment effects and continuous covariates. In this study, the concepts, advantages, and subpopulation delineation methods of the STEPP method are introduced, and the specific operation process and result interpretation methods of STEPP method analysis using the STEPP package in R language are presented with examples.
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LI Yufei, LIU Jianping, LIANG Shibing, CHENG Hongjie, ZHANG Qiaoyan, ZHANG Ying. Application of the subpopulation treatment effect pattern plot (STEPP) method in clinical trials. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2024, 24(8): 980-985. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202308169
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