一、问题与数据

NEJM上的一个研究[1]在Protocol中是这样描述如何计算样本量的：The power for the primary endpoint weight change is calculated based on a two sided t-test with a significance level of 5%. The power with regard to the co-primary dichotomous endpoints proportion of subjects with a weight loss larger than of at least 5% and or more than 10%, respectively, is calculated based on a two-sided chi-square test. With a sample size of 2400 subjects treated with liraglutide and 1200 subjects treated with liraglutide placebo, the trial will have more than 90% power to detect a difference between liraglutide and liraglutide placebo in the proportion of subjects with a weight loss greater than 10%, given that the probabili