Table 1 The proportion of reviews, Chinese-language trials, and participants in Cochrane acupuncture reviews searching versus not searching Chinese databases
Categories | Searched Chinese databases | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||
Review level (n = 84) |  | ||
Included at least one Chinese-language trial | 28 (90) | 17(32) | 45 |
Did not include any Chinese-language trial | 3 (10) | 36 (68) | 39 |
Total (%) | 31 (100) | 53 (100) | 84 |
Trial level (n = 852) |  | ||
Chinese-language trials | 264 (54) | 55 (15) | 319 |
Non-Chinese-language trials | 228 (46) | 305 (85) | 533 |
Total (%) | 492 (100) | 360 (100) | 852 |
Sample size level (n = 104,225) |  | ||
Participants from Chinese-language trials | 22,818 (40) | 7,154 (15) | 29,972 |
Participants from Non-Chinese-language trials | 34,637 (60) | 39,616 (85) | 74,253 |
Total (%) | 57,455 (100) | 46,770 (100) | 104,225 |