Table 6.

Number of citations for the updated and original Cochrane reviews after the updated year

Average number of citations	Updated N = 8	Original N = 6	p-value
Total number of citations between update and 16 August 2022
Mean ± SD	197.4 ± 188.4	202.3 ± 225.5	0.965
Median (IQR)	161 (85, 198)	113 (15, 433)	0.518
Total number of citations of the first five years after update
Mean ± SD	93.1 ± 54.7	145.5 ± 177.0	0.474
Median (IQR)	78 (61, 149)	91 (14, 247)	0.897
Year of publication of update
Mean ± SD	4.6 ± 8.3	31.2 ± 37.9	0.076
Median (IQR)	2 (0, 4)	20 (8, 51)	0.069
Second year after update
Mean ± SD	14.8 ± 9.6	29.2 ± 29.6	0.295
Median (IQR)	14 (7, 21)	24 (6, 50)	0.560
Third year after update
Mean ± SD	20.0 ± 14.4	33.5 ± 39.5	0.386
Median (IQR)	18 (9, 35)	19 (6, 63)	0.796
Fourth year after update
Mean ± SD	28.8 ± 23.8	30.3 ± 46.2	0.934
Median (IQR)	21 (10, 49)	13 (4, 53)	0.366
Fifth year after update
Mean ± SD	25.0 ± 15.0	21.3 ± 26.2	0.745
Median (IQR)	30 (10, 34)	10 (5, 42)	0.364