Table 2.
Quality levels of articles and comparison of quality levels of account subjects and treatment options
| Category | Sum score, Median (IQR b) | Quality level a | H | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very poor | Poor | Fair | Good | Excellent | ||||
| Account subject of WPAs | 1.855 | 0.603 | ||||||
| Individual | 44.00 (9.00) | 1 | 16 | 42 | 12 | - | ||
| Enterprise | 44.00 (15.00) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Institution | 44.50 (11.50) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - | ||
| Non-profit organization | 44.50 (14.75) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | ||
| Treatment option in articles | 6.244 | 0.182 | ||||||
| Surgical | 45.00 (9.75) | - | 4 | 12 | 4 | - | ||
| Medical | 44.00 (10.50) | 8 | 14 | 36 | 15 | 1 | ||
| CAM c | 47.00 (9.25) | - | 5 | 17 | 4 | - | ||
| Surgical + Medical | 42.00 (10.00) | - | 4 | 5 | - | - | ||
| Surgical + Medical + CAM | 54.00 (13.00) | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | ||
a Ranked by score: very poor (≤ 29), poor (30–40), fair (41–51), good (52–63), excellent (64–80)
b IQR, interquartile range
c CAM, complementary and alternative