[Tex/LaTex] siunitx multicolumn problem

horizontal alignmentsiunitxtables

In addition to Right-centered columns in LyX, I have another problem, now with multicolumns. I want to center the number "98" (which spans two columns) above the two other columns. These shall be aligned "right-centered" with S[table-format=2.0]) and "nearer" to each other. See the code and image above.

\begin{table}[H]
\centering
\begin{threeparttable}
\caption{\textbf{\label{tab:ms-soziodemographische-parameter}blabla}}
\begin{tabular}{lS[table-format=2.0]S[math-rm=\mathit,table-format=2.1,input-symbols=()]cc}
\toprule 
 & \multicolumn{2}{>{\centering}p{0.2\columnwidth}}{\textbf{Pat. mit Kopfschmerzen}} &     \textbf{Pat. ohne Kopfschmerzen} & \textbf{p-Wert}\tabularnewline
\midrule
\midrule 
\textbf{Anzahl} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{98} & 82 & \textbf{\textit{0,001}}\tabularnewline
\midrule 
\textbf{Alter: Jahre (SD)} & 41 & (12,9) & 47,4 (12,6) &     \textbf{\textit{0,001}}\tabularnewline
\midrule 
\textbf{Geschlecht: n(\%)} &  &  &  & \textbf{\textit{0,001}}\tabularnewline
- Weiblich & 78 & (79,6) & 47 (57,3) & \tabularnewline
- Männlich & 20 & (20,4) & 35 (42,7) & \tabularnewline
\midrule 
\textbf{KD der MS: Jahre (SD)} & 11,2 & (8,6) & 13,7 (8,9) & 0,056\tabularnewline
\midrule 
\textbf{Verlaufsform: n(\%)} &  &  &  & \textbf{\textit{0,042}}\tabularnewline
- RRMS & 56 & (57,1) & 30 (36,6) & \tabularnewline
- SCP & 29 & (29,6) & 38 (46,3) & \tabularnewline
- PPMS & 11 & (11,2) & 13 (15,9) & \tabularnewline
- CIS & 2 & (2,0) & 1 (1,2) & \tabularnewline
\midrule 
\end{tabular}
\end{threeparttable}
\end{table}

Output looks like:

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By adding table-number-alignment=center (left, right and the default center-decimal-marker are the other choices) in the column specification, and removing the table-format=x.y specifiers, the 98 is more centered above the columns.

(I don't exactly understand what's going on, as the table-format option should set table-number-alignment to center, according to the manual.)

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{threeparttable}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{array}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}
\centering
\begin{threeparttable}
\caption{\textbf{\label{tab:ms-soziodemographische-parameter}blabla}}
\begin{tabular}{%
  l
  S[table-number-alignment=center]
  S[math-rm=\mathit,input-symbols=(),table-number-alignment=center]
  cc}
\toprule 
 & \multicolumn{2}{>{\centering}p{0.2\columnwidth}}{\textbf{Pat. mit Kopfschmerzen}} &     \textbf{Pat. ohne Kopfschmerzen} & \textbf{p-Wert}\tabularnewline
\midrule
\midrule 
\textbf{Anzahl} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{98} & 82 & \textbf{\textit{0,001}}\tabularnewline
\midrule 
\textbf{Alter: Jahre (SD)} & 41 & (12,9) & 47,4 (12,6) &     \textbf{\textit{0,001}}\tabularnewline
\midrule 
\textbf{Geschlecht: n(\%)} &  &  &  & \textbf{\textit{0,001}}\tabularnewline
- Weiblich & 78 & (79,6) & 47 (57,3) & \tabularnewline
- Männlich & 20 & (20,4) & 35 (42,7) & \tabularnewline
\midrule 
\textbf{KD der MS: Jahre (SD)} & 11,2 & (8,6) & 13,7 (8,9) & 0,056\tabularnewline
\midrule 
\textbf{Verlaufsform: n(\%)} &  &  &  & \textbf{\textit{0,042}}\tabularnewline
- RRMS & 56 & (57,1) & 30 (36,6) & \tabularnewline
- SCP & 29 & (29,6) & 38 (46,3) & \tabularnewline
- PPMS & 11 & (11,2) & 13 (15,9) & \tabularnewline
- CIS & 2 & (2,0) & 1 (1,2) & \tabularnewline
\midrule 
\end{tabular}
\end{threeparttable}
\end{table}
\end{document}

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The following isn't a direct solution to the problem you're trying to solve. Instead, I suggest you consider pursuing a different solution. Why? Personally, I think that if one tries to present an entire range of numbers in a single column, too much numerical information is being crammed into a confined space. In order to give your readers a chance to really parse and absorb the data you're presenting, it's probably preferable for you to list the minima and maxima in separate columns -- joined, of course, by an overall header that says "Range". The following MWE illustrates what I'm trying to express.

The MWE also uses the \toprule, \midrule, \cmidrule, and \bottomrule macros of the booktabs package to generate well-spaced "rules" (horizontal lines) of varying thickness. These make a table immediately much more professional-looking, compared to what's achievable with \hline and \cline (the basic LaTeX rule-drawing commands).

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\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{siunitx,booktabs} 
% booktabs package for well-spaced horizontal rules

\begin{document} 
\begin{table}
\caption{All measured and their estimated outcome variables during 30 minutes of chair exercises}
\label{table:outcomes}

\medskip\centering
\sisetup{table-format=2.1}
\begin{tabular}{l SSSS S[table-format=3.1]}
\toprule
& {Mean}&{SD} & {Median}& \multicolumn{2}{c}{Range}\\
\cmidrule{5-6}
& & & & {Lower} & {Upper}\\
\midrule
\%vo2max (mL/min) & 66.0 & 16.5 & 66.9 & 30.3 & 115.8\\
&&& 54.6 & 30.3 &  77.7\\
&&& 69.9 & 43.8 & 115.8 \\
\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\end{document}

[Tex/LaTex] Multicolumn misplaced \omit problem

You could place \hline at the end of the first and last line. You could use the column format |c| in the multicolumn. Setting \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{3} or some other more appropriate value can get the horizontal rules not to squeeze the lines too much.

\documentclass{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{document}
\begin{table}[h]
     \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline
     \multicolumn{8}{|c|}{Dataset A} \\\hline
 L (m)  & T (s) & T$^2$ (s$^2$) & L$^{1/2}$ (m$^{1/2}$) & $\Delta$T$^2$ (s$^2$) & $\Delta$T (s) & Fitted T$^2$ (s$^2$) & Fitted T (s) \\ \hline
    0.2 & 0.626 & 0.392         & 0.447                 & 0.006                 & 0.005         & 0.394                & 0.662 \\ 
    0.3 & 0.889 & 0.790         & 0.548                 & 0.009                 & 0.005         & 0.797                & 0.889 \\ 
    0.4 & 1.105 & 1.221         & 0.632                 & 0.011                 & 0.005         & 1.201                & 1.081 \\ 
    0.5 & 1.261 & 1.590         & 0.707                 & 0.013                 & 0.005         & 1.604                & 1.250 \\ 
    0.6 & 1.420 & 2.016         & 0.775                 & 0.014                 & 0.005         & 2.008                & 1.403 \\ 
    0.7 & 1.555 & 2.418         & 0.837                 & 0.016                 & 0.005         & 2.411                & 1.543 \\ 
    0.8 & 1.679 & 2.819         & 0.894                 & 0.017                 & 0.005         & 2.814                & 1.674 \\ 
    0.9 & 1.798 & 3.233         & 0.949                 & 0.018                 & 0.005         & 3.218                & 1.797 \\ 
    1.0 & 1.901 & 3.614         & 1.000                 & 0.019                 & 0.005         & 3.621                & 1.913 \\ 
    1.1 & 2.000 & 4.000         & 1.049                 & 0.020                 & 0.005         & 4.025                & 2.023 \\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\end{document}

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Here's an example where the \arraystretch has been set to 1.5:

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