Baseline Characteristics Table
How Licklider generates a baseline characteristics table for group comparison figures, what it contains, and how to download it.
A baseline characteristics table — sometimes called Table 1 — summarizes the key variables in a dataset broken down by group. It is a standard part of clinical and life sciences publications and allows readers to verify that the groups being compared are similar at baseline, or to understand how they differ.
Licklider generates a baseline characteristics table automatically when a figure has a group column.
What it contains
The table includes all columns in the dataset other than the group column itself and the primary outcome variable. For each column, the table reports:
Continuous variables
The number of observations, mean, and standard deviation for each group.
Categorical variables
The count and percentage for the most common categories within each group.
The table is generated from the full dataset, not from a filtered or transformed version.
Where to find it
The baseline characteristics table appears in the Table tab of the figure Inspector, in the Baseline Characteristics section. The tab may also contain a Statistical Results section and a Pairwise Comparisons section when those are available.
Selecting which columns appear
Column selection is not currently available in the table interface. All columns in the dataset that are not the group column or outcome variable are included automatically.
To control which variables appear in the table, prepare the dataset with only the relevant columns before running the analysis.
Downloading as CSV
A download button in the Baseline Characteristics section saves the table as a CSV file. The file name includes the figure title.
What this page does not cover
- Statistical results for the comparison → see Statistical Results Table
- Pairwise post hoc comparisons → see Pairwise Comparison Summary Table
- How sample attrition is tracked → see N Disclosure and Attrition Trail