Table 1

Descriptive results of included meta-analyses by type of outcome and intervention

Cochrane (n=83)Non-Cochrane (n=54)All reviews (n=137)
 % (n/N)% (n/N)% (n/N)
Type of outcome
 All cause mortality16.8 (14/83)22.2 (12/54)19 (26/137)
 Semiobjective21.7 (18/83)44.4 (24/54)30.7 (42/137)
 Subjective61.4 (51/83)33.3 (18/54)50.4 (69/137)
Type of intervention
 Pharmacological56.6 (47/83)62.9 (34/54)59.1 (81/137)
 Non-pharmacological44.6 (36/83)35.2 (20/54)40.9 (56/137)