Table 1 Study characteristics of the 82 articles involved in final analysis
From: A descriptive study of samples sizes used in agreement studies published in the PubMed repository
Agreement Studies (n = 82) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
n | % | ||
Field of study | Allied Health | 4 | 4.9 |
Medicine | 45 | 54.9 | |
Radiology | 29 | 35.4 | |
Surgery | 4 | 4.9 | |
Sample size justification | Yes | 27 | 32.9 |
No | 55 | 67.1 | |
Endpoint | Categorical | 28 | 34.1 |
Continuous | 46 | 56.1 | |
Both | 8 | 9.8 | |
Disease area | Cardiovascular | 20 | 24.4 |
Gastrointestinal | 3 | 3.7 | |
Geriatrics | 6 | 7.3 | |
Haematology | 2 | 2.4 | |
Hepatology | 5 | 6.1 | |
Mental Health | 2 | 2.4 | |
Neurology | 3 | 3.7 | |
Oncology | 7 | 8.5 | |
Ophthalmology | 6 | 7.3 | |
Orthopaedic | 10 | 12.2 | |
Respiratory | 2 | 2.4 | |
Urology | 2 | 2.4 | |
Others | 14 | 17.1 | |