Table 1 Funding source and conflict of interest
Non-profit | Mixed funding | For-profit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 244 | n = 117 | n = 148 | |||
n (%) | n (%) | p value | n (%) | p value | |
COI present (any) | 20 (8) | 86 (74) | <0.01 | 147 (99) | <0.01 |
Type of COI | |||||
Grant | 3 (1) | 62 (53) | <0.01 | 117 (79) | <0.01 |
Personal fee | 8 (3) | 62 (53) | <0.01 | 130 (88) | <0.01 |
Financial support | 5 (2) | 30 (26) | <0.01 | 75 (51) | <0.01 |
Other | 0 | 13 (11) | <0.01 | 62 (42) | <0.01 |
Pending patent | 4 (2) | 6 (5) | 0.08 | 6 (4) | 0.15 |
Issued patent | 1 (0) | 4 (3) | 0.06 | 10 (7) | <0.01 |
Licensed patent | 4 (2) | 7 (6) | 0.04 | 8 (5) | 0.05 |
Royalties | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 0.46 | 4 (3) | 0.17 |
Stock ownership | 0 (0) | 7 (6) | 0.02 | 74 (50) | <0.01 |
Employee | 0 (0) | 13 (11) | <0.01 | 113 (76) | <0.01 |