Table 4 Association of variables with individual checklist scores
From: An assessment of the quality of current clinical meta-analyses
Number | PRESS Score (mean ± SD) | PRISMA Score (median (IQR)) | IOM Score (mean ± SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LIBRARIAN INVOLVEMENT | ||||
Yes | 20 | 72.3 (19.0) | 92.6 [91.7, 96.3] | 83.1 (6.4) |
No | 80 | 58.9 (18.2) | 92.6 [88.9, 96.3] | 80.4 (8.5) |
P-value | – | < 0.01 | 0.673 | 0.186 |
CLINICAL FIELD | ||||
Cardiovascular | 40 | 56.5 (20.3) | 92.6 [88.9, 96.3] | 80.1 (8.6) |
Gastroenterology | 24 | 60.3 (19.1) | 96.3 [92.6, 96.3] | 79.8 (8.2) |
Preventive medicine and epidemiology | 15 | 66.2 (13.2) | 96.30 [88.89, 98.15] | 84.48 (9.59) |
Psychiatry | 9 | 63.5 (19.8) | 92.6 [88.9, 96.3] | 80.6 (6.2) |
Rheumatology | 12 | 71.7 (18.2) | 92.6 [88.0, 96.3] | 82.0 (5.7) |
P-value | – | 0.14 | 0.49 | 0.42 |
COMPLIANCE WITH JOURNAL GUIDELINES | ||||
Guidelines available and full compliance | 39 | 59.8 (16.9) | 96.3 [92.6, 100.0] | 85.0 (7.2) |
Guidelines unavailable | 61 | 62.8 (20.4) | 92.6 [88.9, 96.3] | 78.4 (7.8) |
P-value | – | 0.46 | < 0.01 | < 0.001 |
MA of RCTs ONLY | ||||
Yes | 28 | 57.2 (17.9) | 96.3 [91.7, 100.0] | 83.0 (8.2) |
No | 72 | 63.1 (19.4) | 92.6 [88.9, 96.3] | 80.1 (8.1) |
P-value | – | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
NETWORK MA | ||||
Yes | 10 | 55.0 (18.8) | 98.2 [92.6, 100.0] | 83.6 (7.5) |
No | 90 | 62.3 (19.1) | 92.6 [88.9, 96.3] | 80.7 (8.3) |
P-value | – | 0.28 | 0.04 | 0.29 |