Table 5 Association between a structured research question and overall reporting quality

Structured RQ

Not complete PICO^c

9

7 - 10

1

-

-

1

-

-

Complete PICO

10

9 - 11

1.095

1.059 - 1.132

< 0.0001

1.104

1.084 - 1.125

< 0.0001

Funding Source

Others^c

9

8 - 11

1

-

-

1

-

-

Completely funded by industry

10

9 - 10

1.256

1.006 - 1.046

0.0113

1.074

0.986 - 1.171

0.1027

Journal of Publication

Others^c

9

7 - 10

1

-

-

1

-

-

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

9

8 - 11

1.039

0.962 - 1.121

0.3325

1.074

0.986 - 1.171

0.1027

Sample Size

9

8 - 10

1.066^d

1.012 - 1.123

0.0169

1.095

1.011 - 1.185

0.0250