Table 2 General characteristics of included SRs
From: Reporting quality of systematic reviews with moxibustion
Category | Descriptive characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Meta-analyses | Yes | 92 (94.8) |
Number of authors included | 1–5 | 64 (66.0) |
6–10 | 31 (32.0) | |
> 10 | 2 (2.1) | |
Background of the first author | Clinician | 38 (39.2) |
Researcher/methodologist | 59 (60.8) | |
Institution of the first author | Hospital | 22 (22.7) |
University | 73 (75.3) | |
Research Institution | 2 (2.1) | |
Types of primary studies included | RCTs | 97 (100) |
Funding source | Yes | 55 (56.7) |
Update of a previous review | Yes | 2 (2.1) |