Library "TableOne" multiple comparisons. Calculate line by line p-values - r

Question

I received a comment from a reviewer who wanted to have all the p-values for each line of specific variables levels in a demographic characteristic table (Table 1). Even though the request appears quite strange (and inexact) to me, I would like to agree with his suggestion.
library(tableone)
## Load data
library(survival); data(pbc)
# drop ID from variable list
vars <- names(pbc)[-1]
## Create Table 1 stratified by trt (can add more stratifying variables)
tableOne <- CreateTableOne(vars = vars, strata = c("trt"), data = pbc, factorVars = c("status","edema","stage"))
print(tableOne, nonnormal = c("bili","chol","copper","alk.phos","trig"), exact = c("status","stage"), smd = TRUE)
the output:
I need to have the p-values for each level of the variables status, edema and stage, with Bonferroni correction. I went through the documentation without success.
In addition, is it correct to use chi-squared to compare sample sizes across rows?
UPDATE:
I'm not sure if my approach is correct, however I would like to share it with you. I generated for the variable status a dummy variable for each strata, than I calculated the chisq .
library(tableone)
## Load data
library(survival); data(pbc)
d <- pbc[,c("status", "trt")]
# Convert dummy variables
d$status.0 <- ifelse(d$status==0, 1,0)
d$status.1 <- ifelse(d$status==1, 1,0)
d$status.2 <- ifelse(d$status==2, 1,0)
t <- rbind(
chisq.test(d$status.0, d$trt),
# p-value = 0.7202
chisq.test(d$status.1, d$trt),
# p-value = 1
chisq.test(d$status.2, d$trt)
#p-value = 0.7818
)
t
BONFERRONI ADJ FOR MULTIPLE COMPARISONS:
p <- t[,"p.value"]
p.adjust(p, method = "bonferroni")

Answer 1

This question was posted some time ago, so I supose you already answered the reviewer.
I don't really understand why computing adjusted p values for just three varibles. In fact, adjusting p values depends on the number of comparisons made. If you use p.adjust() with a vector of 3 p values, results will not really be "adjusted" by the amount of comparison made (you really did more than a dozen and a half!)
I show how to extract all p-values so you can compute the adjusted ones.
To extract pValues from package tableOne there is a way calling object attributes (explained first), and two quick and dirty ways (at the bottom part).
To extract them, first I copy your code to create your tableOne:
library(tableone)
## Load data
library(survival); data(pbc)
# drop ID from variable list
vars <- names(pbc)[-1]
## Create Table 1 stratified by trt (can add more stratifying variables)
tableOne <- CreateTableOne(vars = vars, strata = c("trt"), data = pbc, factorVars = c("status","edema","stage"))
You can see what your "tableOne" object has via attributes()
attributes(tableOne)
You can see a tableOne usually has a table for continuous and categorical variables. You can use attributes() in them too
attributes(tableOne$CatTable)
# you can notice $pValues
Now you know "where" the pValues are, you can extract them with attr()
attr(tableOne$CatTable, "pValues")
Something similar with numerical variables:
attributes(tableOne$ContTable)
# $pValues are there
attr(tableOne$ContTable, "pValues")
You have pValues for Normal and NonNormal variables.
As you set them before, you can extract both
mypCont <- attr(tableOne$ContTable, "pValues") # put them in an object
nonnormal = c("bili","chol","copper","alk.phos","trig") # copied from your code
mypCont[rownames(mypCont) %in% c(nonnormal), "pNonNormal"] # extract NonNormal
"%!in%" <- Negate("%in%")
mypCont[rownames(mypCont) %!in% c(nonnormal), "pNonNormal"] # extract Normal
All that said, and your pValues extracted, I think there are two much more convenient quick and dirty ways to accomplish the same:
Quick and dirty way A: using dput() with your printed tableOne. Then search in the console where the pValues are and copy-paste them to the script, to store them in an object
Quick and dirty way B: If you look in tableOne vignette there is an "Exporting" section, you can use print(tableOne, quote = TRUE) and then just copy and paste to a spreadsheet (like LibreOffice, Excel...).
Then I would select the column with pValue, transpose it, and get it back to R, to compute adjusted p values with p.adjust() and copy them back to the spreadsheet for journal submission