| Percentage of words for safety reporting | Relative emphasis on safety reporting, No. (%) | Other sources of safety data, No. (%) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Body of the text, median (Q1-Q3) | Results section, median (Q1-Q3) | Safety < affiliations | Safety = affiliations | Safety > affiliations | = 1 Table for safety data | = 1 Figure for safety data | Additional resources |
Acupuncture, n = 75 | 0.7 (0.0-2.0) | 1.2 (0.0-9.0) | 56 (75) | 1 (1) | 18 (24) | 7 (9) | 3 (4) | 2 (3) |
Chinese herbal Medicine, n = 46 | 1.5 (0.0-5.1) | 7.1 (0.0-15.7) | 27 (59) | 1 (2) | 18 (39) | 6 (13) | - | - |
Chiropractic, n = 6 | 2.0 (0.1-3.7) | 1.8 (0.0-15.3) | 3 (50) | - | 3 (50) | 1 (17) | 1 (17) | - |
Coenzyme Q-10, n = 8 | 1.2 (0.0-3.1) | 1.9 (0.0-5.1) | 6 (75) | - | 2 (25) | 1 (13) | 1 (13) | - |
Combination herbal products, n = 11 | 2.7 (1.0-4.5) | 6.6 (0.5-13.3) | 5 (45) | 1 (9) | 5 (45) | 2 (18) | 2 (18) | 1 (9) |
Fish oil/Omega 3, n = 29 | 0.0 (0.0-1.8) | 0.0 (0.0-6.9) | 21 (72) | 1 (3) | 7 (24) | 1 (3) | 3 (10) | 1 (3) |
Flax Seed, n = 6 | 0.0 (0.0-1.4) | 0.0 (0.0-6.0) | 5 (83) | - | 1 (17) | - | - | - |
Garlic supplements, n = 2 | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 0.0 (0.0-0.0) | 2 (100) | - | - | - | - | 2 (100) |
Gingko Biloba, n = 4 | 1.6 (1.5-1.9) | 9.0 (7.4-11.7) | 4 (100) | - | - | - | - | 1 (25) |
Ginseng, n = 6 | 0.5 (0.0-2.1) | 2.0 (0.0-0.6) | 5 (83) | - | 1 (17) | 1 (17) | - | - |
Glucosamine, n = 3 | 0.0 (0.0-2.4) | 0.0 (0.0-3.5) | 2 (67) | - | 1 (33) | - | - | - |
Massage, n = 1 | - | - | 1 (100) | - | - | - | - | - |
Traditional medicine, n = 8 | 3.6 (1.1-8.4) | 9.1 (3.3-21.6) | 4 (50) | - | 4 (50) | 2 (25) | - | - |
TOTAL (n = 205) | 0.9 (0.0-3.3) | 2.6 (0.0-11.1) | 141 (69) | 4 (2) | 60 (29) | 21 (10) | 10 (5) | 7 (34) |