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J Am Med Inform Assoc 13:233-235 doi:10.1197/jamia.M1793
  • Original Investigation

Using Biometrics for Participant Identification in a Research Study: A Case Report

Table 1

Enrollment Rates by Age and Type of Enrollment

Age Full Enrollment* Partial Enrollment* Marginal Enrollment* Failed to Enroll* Total*
1.5–3 yr old 69 (5.90%) 28 (2.39%) 16 (1.37%) 144 (12.31%) 257 (21.97%)
3–6 yr old 239 (20.43%) 29 (2.48%) 17 (1.45%) 10 (0.85%) 295 (25.21%)
7–8 yr old 86 (7.35%) 6 (0.51%) 1 (0.09%) 1 (0.09%) 94 (8.03%)
Adults 431 (36.84%) 41 (3.50%) 23 (1.97%) 29 (2.48%) 524 (44.79%)
Total 825 (70.51%) 104 (8.89%) 57 (4.87%) 184 (15.73%) 1,170 (100%)
  • Prob > χ2: < 0.0001.

    Full enrollment = a participant had acceptable images from both eyes; partial enrollment = a participant had an acceptable image from at least one eye; marginal enrollment = a participant had marginal images from both eyes; failure to enroll = unacceptable images.

  • * Number (%).

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