Table 5 Minor inconsistencies between conference abstract and final full text publication (n = 76) for all studies, as well as for randomized-controlled trials (RCT) and observational studies
RCT | Observational studies | Experimental study design | Total Publications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage % | 95% CI | Percentage % | 95% CI | N | Percentage % | 95% CI | n | |
Minor inconsistency | 10 (100%) | 69-100 | 63 (100%) | 94-100 | 3 | 76 (100%) | 77-94 | 76 |
Title was different | 8 (80%) | 44-97 | 55 (87%) | 77-94 | 0 | 66 (87%) | 6-23 | 10 |
Author was different | 5 (50%) | 19-81 | 36 (57%) | 44-70 | 2 | 42 (55%) | 43-67 | 34 |
Research center was different | 1 (10%) | 0.2-45 | 11 (17%) | 9-29 | 3 | 36 (16%) | 36-60 | 64 |
Presentation was different | 10 (100%) | 69-100 | 60 (95%) | 87-99 | 0 | 73 (96%) | 89-99 | 3 |
Interpretation was different | 2 (20%) | 3-56 | 16 (25%) | 15-38 | 2 | 19 (25%) | 16-36 | 57 |