Evidence and reporting of allegiance in 146 eligible meta-analyses
| Database of published m-a | Total number of m-a | Evidence of allegiance in m-a | Number of m-a with at least one allegiant study conducted by m-a authors | Evidence of at least one allegiant study in included RCTs in m-a | Reporting allegiance of m-a in text | Reporting allegiance in COI section | Reporting allegiance both in main text and in COI section | General reporting of allegiance in m-a | Declaration of interest statement | Reporting of funding sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PubMed and PsycINFO specialty journals | 68 | 28 | 26 | 68 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 33 |
| PubMed and PsycINFO General medical journals | 18 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| CDSR | 60 | 20 | 17 | 60 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 60 | 60 |
| Total | 146 | 56 | 50 | 146 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 107 | 108 |
CDSR, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; COI, conflicts of interest; m-a, meta-analyses; RCT, randomised controlled trial.