Table 2.
Reverse-engineered vs original figures and statistics in the five papers
| Study | n | Time to clearance (reverse engineereda) | Time to clearance (actual, from paper) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liu et al9 | 123a | Mean: 12.1 months (95% CI: 10.8–13.3 days) | Median: 6.8 months (95% CI: 6.4–12.6 months) |
| Median: 6.8 months | |||
| Moscicki et al19 | 68a | Mean: 600.4 days (20 months, 95% CI: 436.1–764.8 days) | –c |
| Munoz et al20 | 197b | Mean: 11.0 months (95% CI: 10.2–11.7 months) | –c |
| Rosa et al21 | 144b | Mean: 18.5 months (95% CI: 17.3–19.6 months) | –c |
| Franco et al5 | 95b | Mean: 6.9 months (95% CI: 6.2–7.6 months) | Mean: 7.0 months (95% CI: 6.2–7.8 months) |
Notes:
a
Sample size taken directly from the paper.
b
Sample size calculated from data in the paper.
c
No matching statistics found in the paper.