Table 2.

Proportion of participants with the appropriate response for the main results of the review, by randomised comparison

	Number (%) with appropriate response for clear findings review		Number (%) with appropriate response for uncertain findings review
Comparison 1: abstract versus plain language summary
	Yes	No	Yes	No
Abstract group	243 (59.6 %)	165 (40.4 %)	174 (42.7 %)	234 (57.4 %)
Plain language group	260 (64.2 %)	145 (35.8 %)	159 (39.3 %)	246 (60.7 %)
Comparison 2: conclusions versus no conclusions
Conclusions	255 (63.3 %)	148 (36.7 %)	180 (44.7 %)	223 (55.3 %)
No conclusions	248 (60.5 %)	162 (39.5 %)	153 (37.3 %)	257 (62.7 %)