Table 5.

Results of Multivariable Regression Analyses of Factors Predicting Reporting Quality

Variables	β Coefficient (95% CI)	p
Factors associated with overall reporting quality
Language of publication
English vs Chinese	−5.507 (−8.566 to −2.448)	<0.001
Funding
Funded vs unfunded	−5.957 (−7.466 to −4.134)	<0.001
Location
China vs other countries	7.696 (4.566 to 10.827)	<0.001
Factors associated with the standard CONSORT
Language of publication
English vs Chinese	−2.780 (−5.146 to −0.414)	0.022
Funding
Funded vs unfunded	−4.185 (−5.500 to −2.870)	<0.001
Location
China vs other countries	8.912 (6.526 to 11.298)	<0.001
Publication year
Before 2010 (including 2010) vs after 2010	4.544 (2.723 to 6.365)	<0.001
Factors associated with the standard STRICTA
Language of publication
English vs Chinese	−2.362 (−3.568 to −1.157)	<0.001
Funding
Funded vs unfunded	−0.764 (−1.449 to −0.080)	0.029
Location
China vs other countries	−1.028 (−2.261 to 0.205)	0.102
Factors associated with the standard CONSORT-Outcomes
Language of publication
English vs Chinese	−1.511 (−2.264 to −0.758)	<0.001
Funding
Funded vs unfunded	−0.725 (−1.139to −0.311)	0.001
Location
China vs other countries	1.020 (0.243 to 1.797)	0.010
Publication year
Before 2022 (including 2022) vs after 2022	−0.713 (−1.478 to 0.052)	0.068