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Table 2 Post-hoc test results

From: Ethics reporting practices in randomized controlled trials of physical therapy interventions after stroke

Variable

 

95% CI

p

Trial registrationa

 2004 vs 2009

1.077

.972 to 1.193

1.000b

 2004 vs 2014

1.444

1.172 to 1.781

.024b

 2009 vs 2014

1.341

1.062 to 1.693

.031b

5-year impact factorc

 2004 vs 2009

−.264

−1.659 to .629

.480

 2004 vs 2014

.745

−.528 to 1.399

.219

 2009 vs 2014

1.100

.328 to 1.842

.002

Assessment of reduced competencea

 2004 vs 2009

2.154

1.207 to 3.844

.020b

 2004 vs 2014

1.579

1.018 to 2.448

.110b

 2009 vs 2014

.733

.405 to 1.325

.289d

Potential conflicts of interesta

 2004 vs 2009

1.077

.737 to 1.573

1.000b

 2004 vs 2014

3.333

1.748 to 6.358

.001b

 2009 vs 2014

1.341

1.062 to 1.693

.031d

Number of ethics-related issues reportede

 2004 vs 2009

−0.96

−2.98 to 1.06

.494

 2004 vs 2014

−2.33

−4.26 to −0.40

.014

 2009 vs 2014

−1.37

−2.86 to 0.12

.078

  1. CI Confidence Interval
  2. a Relative risk for the absence of the characteristic
  3. b Fisher exact test
  4. c Mann-Whitney test and Hodges-Lehmann estimator, data are median differences
  5. d Pearson χ2 test
  6. e Tukey’s test, data are mean differences