Table 2.

Association between favorability of results and conclusions, risk of bias, and conflicts of interest (COIs) among systematic review authors.

Review outcomes			COIs among systematic review authors, n (%)				P valuea
			No COIs (n=11)		COIs (n=12)
Favorability of results							.53
	Results favor treatment group	4 (36)		7 (58)
	Results are mixed or inconclusive	1 (9)		0 (0)
	Results favor placebo or control group	6 (55)		5 (42)
Favorability of discussion and conclusions							.15
	Discussion favors treatment group	5 (45)		9 (75)
	Discussion is mixed or inconclusive	0 (0)		0 (0)
	Discussion favors placebo or control group	6 (55)		3 (25)
Risk of bias: high			0 (0)		1 (8)		.52

^aP values were calculated from Fisher exact tests.