Table 2. Results of regression analyses for the hedging scores per 100 words.
| Hedging score per 100 words | |||
| No industry support | Industry support | Difference | |
| Unadjusted (n = 284) | 3.54 (3.37–3.71) | 2.66 (2.37–2.94) | 0.88 (0.55–1.22) |
| Fully adjusted (n = 231) | 0.53 (0.06–1.00) | ||
| -Journals | |||
| British Journal of Psychiatry | 1.91 (0.43–3.40)† | ||
| British Medical Journal | 1.46 (0.32–2.61)† | ||
| Annals of Family Medicine | 1.92 (0.84–2.99)† | ||
| Not adjusted for P-value (n = 284) | 0.61 (0.15–1.07) | ||
| -Journals | |||
| Heart | 1.31 (0.14–2.47)† | ||
| Pediatrics | 1.22 (0.07–2.24)† | ||
| British Medical Journal | 1.58 (0.44–2.71)† | ||
| Annals of Family Medicine | 1.96 (0.88–3.04)† | ||
†
Journal differed significantly from New England Journal of Medicine (reference category).
Full adjustment was for Randomized Controlled Trial (yes/no), quality (high/non-high), sample size (6 categories), journal (28 dummies), magnitude of the P-value (3 categories).