Table 1.
Frequencies of abstracts in the various subcategories
| Abstract characteristics | Oral (%) | Poster (%) | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speciality | Vascular & transplant | 48 (59.3) | 33 (40.7) | 0.945 |
| General | 23 (54.8) | 19 (45.2) | ||
| LGI | 22 (56.4) | 17 (43.6) | ||
| UGI & H&P | 32 (62.7) | 19 (37.3) | ||
| Breast & endocrine | 17 (60.7) | 11 (39.3) | ||
| Field of work | Clinical | 129 (60.6%) | 84 (39.4%) | 0.30 |
| Translational | 13 (48.1%) | 14 (51.9%) | ||
| Study design | Observational | 87 (54.4) | 73 (45.6) | 0.13 |
| Interventional | 37 (67.3) | 18 (32.7) | ||
| Instrument/diagnostic test validation | 18 (69.2) | 8 (30.8) | ||
| Animal Study | Yes | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 0.37 |
| No | 139 (59.7) | 94 (40.3) | ||
| Country | UK and Ireland | 139 (59.4) | 95 (40.6) | 0.63 |
| Elsewhere | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | ||
| Academic/university/medical school/research institute | Yes | 67 (57.3) | 50 (42.7) | 0.71 |
| No | 72 (60.5) | 47 (39.5) | ||
| Multicentre study | Yes | 23 (54.8) | 19 (45.2) | 0.67 |
| No | 119 (59.8) | 80 (40.2) | ||
| Statistical methods mentioned | Yes | 48 (53.3) | 42 (46.7) | 0.22 |
| No | 94 (62.3) | 57 (37.7) | ||
| Sample sizes mentioned | Yes | 135 (59.2) | 93 (40.8) | 0.74 |
| No | 6 (50.0) | 6 (50.0) | ||
| Numerical results mentioned | Yes | 132 (59.7) | 89 (40.3) | 0.42 |
| No | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) |
*
Chi-squared test with Yates correction.