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. 2026 Jul 2;24:509. doi: 10.1186/s12916-026-04979-6

Table 3.

Association between participant characteristics and themes

Characteristic Theme*
Open science Research question Study methodology Data source Findings and interpretation Writing Oversight Artificial intelligence
Age (per 10 years) 0.99 (0.71 to 1.38) 1.42 (1.01 to 2.00) 0.71 (0.54 to 0.94) 1.09 (0.83 to 1.42) 1.02 (0.79 to 1.33) 1.00 (0.75 to 1.35) 0.75 (0.57 to 0.99) 1.5 (0.71 to 3.16)
Years of experience (>20 years vs. ≤20 years) 0.58 (0.23 to 1.48) 1.38 (0.56 to 3.43) 0.41 (0.19 to 0.87) 1.23 (0.58 to 2.58) 0.99 (0.49 to 1.99) 1.03 (0.45 to 2.34) 0.49 (0.23 to 1.06) 2.4 (0.24 to 23.71)
Level of expertise (Advanced vs. Lower) 0.33 (0.12 to 0.95) 1.79 (0.69 to 4.68) 0.7 (0.34 to 1.46) 1.52 (0.71 to 3.28) 1.14 (0.56 to 2.32) 0.41 (0.18 to 0.95) 0.53 (0.25 to 1.16) 0.66 (0.09 to 4.82)
Involvement in conducting NRSIs (Yes vs. No) 0.17 (0.05 to 0.59) 1.42 (0.56 to 3.61) 1.59 (0.77 to 3.27) 1.52 (0.71 to 3.28) 2.52 (1.23 to 5.19) 0.59 (0.26 to 1.34) 0.46 (0.21 to 1) 2.04 (0.21 to 20.16)
Involvement in assessing NRSIs (Yes vs. No) 1.77 (0.65 to 4.84) 0.34 (0.13 to 0.90) 0.97 (0.4 to 2.32) 0.51 (0.22 to 1.23) 0.62 (0.26 to 1.51) 1.06 (0.39 to 2.94) 1.86 (0.78 to 4.43) 0.08 (0.01 to 0.79)
Involvement in development of reporting guidelines (Yes vs. No) 2.07 (0.65 to 6.54) 2.31 (0.92 to 5.85) 0.46 (0.21 to 1.01) 0.95 (0.41 to 2.18) 1.14 (0.52 to 2.51) 1.83 (0.77 to 4.39) 0.78 (0.35 to 1.76) 2.82 (0.38 to 20.82)

* Odds ratio (95% confidence interval); statistically significant results are highlighted

Note: Analyses were not adjusted for multiplicity. Estimates for categories with very small sample sizes (e.g., Artificial intelligence) may be unstable due to sparse data