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Table 3 Reporting characteristics of studies citing or not citing database references

From: Data source profile reporting by studies that use routinely collected health data to explore the effects of drug treatment

Reporting item

Studies not citing references

Studies citing database references

 

(n = 85)

Any type of reference

(n = 137)

Published studies

(n = 87)

Other type of reference

(n = 66)

Linkage between data sources, n (%)

15(17.6)

38(27.7)

20(23.0)

20(30.3)

Type of data source reported, n (%)

79(92.9)

123(89.8)

80(92.0)

57(86.4)

Name of database reported, n (%)

70(82.4)

125(91.2)

80(92.0)

60(90.9)

Coverage of data source, n (%)

77(90.6)

134(97.8)

86(98.9)

64(97.0)

Categories of specific country, n (%)

77(90.6)

129(94.2)

83(95.4)

63(95.5)

Data resource§, n (%)

25(29.4)

105(76.6)

70(80.5)

51(77.3)

Data collected**, n (%)

42(49.4)

109(79.6)

76(87.4)

48(72.7)

Timeframe of database, n (%)

18(21.2)

63(46.0)

47(54.0)

26(39.4)