Table 1 General characteristics of the included publications for the SPIRIT-C (n = 366) and CONSORT-C (n = 429) systematic reviews
| Â | SPIRIT-C n (%) | CONSORT-C n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Type of publication | ||
Clinical trial | 21 (6) | 40 (10) |
Systematic review | 34 (9) | 92 (21) |
Meta-analysisa | 5 (1) | 22 (5) |
Commentary/reviewb | 197 (54) | 173 (40) |
Cohort/cross-sectional | 70 (19) | 52 (12) |
Protocol | 23 (6) | 15 (4) |
Other | 16 (5) | 35 (8) |
Target population | ||
Adult only | 16 (4) | 22 (5) |
Pediatric only | 271 (74) | 299 (70) |
All | 79 (22) | 108 (25) |
Date of publication | ||
1971–1980 | 5 (1) | 4 (1) |
1981–1990 | 18 (5) | 15 (4) |
1991–2000 | 55 (15) | 58 (13) |
2001–2010 | 166 (45) | 224 (52) |
2011–2014 | 122 (34) | 128 (30) |
Presence of any explicit recommendationc to report an item | ||
Yes | 92 (25) | 133 (31) |
No | 274 (75) | 296 (69) |
For these explicit recommendations (n = 92 for SPIRIT, and n = 133 for CONSORT), evidencec identified | ||
Yes | 54 (59) | 95 (71) |
No | 38 (41) | 38 (29) |
Source of evidence for recommendations identified | ||
Literature review | 12 (22) | 29 (31) |
Systematic review | 5 (9) | 28 (29) |
Clinical trial | 2 (4) | 3 (3) |
Consensus | 9 (17) | 6 (6) |
Expert opinion | 26 (48) | 27 (29) |
N/A | 0 (0) | 2 (2) |