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. 2025 Sep 29;40(38):e295.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2025.40.e295.

Drawing Guideline for JKMS Manuscript (07) Baseline Table and Plots

Jeehyoung Kim  1 , Jung Soo Lee  2 , Hyunsu Jang  1
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Drawing Guideline for JKMS Manuscript (07) Baseline Table and Plots

Jeehyoung Kim et al. J Korean Med Sci. .

Abstract

The appropriate plot effectively conveys the author's conclusions to the readers. Journal of Korean Medical Science will provide a series of special articles to show you how to make consistent and excellent results easier. In this article, we will cover baseline table and plots. The baseline table is a very popular and essential table introduced in almost all medical papers, but it takes a lot of time and effort to create it. We introduce a simple yet effective tool to make this easy.

Keywords: Baseline Table; Plots: Journal of Korean Medical Science.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Graphic Tools in JKMS.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Baseline table in Graphic Tools.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. Example data for baseline table in Graphic Tools.
Fig. 4
Fig. 4. Baseline table in summary panel.
Fig. 5
Fig. 5. Options 1 for baseline table.
Fig. 6
Fig. 6. Baseline table with subgroups.
Fig. 7
Fig. 7. Options 2 for baseline table.
Fig. 8
Fig. 8. Plots for baseline table showing all variables at a time.
Fig. 9
Fig. 9. Options for baseline table plots.
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References

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    1. Kim J, Hwang IC. Drawing guideline for receiver operating characteristic curve in preparation of manuscripts. J Korean Med Sci. 2021;36(47):e171. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Kim J, Lee JS, Kim S. Drawing guideline for JKMS manuscripts (03): plots for categorical data. J Korean Med Sci. 2021;36(47):e326. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Kim J, Lee JS, Jang SJ. Drawing guideline for JKMS manuscripts (03): pyramid chart. J Korean Med Sci. 2022;37(20):e166. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Kim J, Lee JS, Choi WJ. Drawing guideline for JKMS manuscripts (05): plots for numeric data. J Korean Med Sci. 2023;38(22):e190. - PMC - PubMed

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