Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of each cohort

	Before	After	∆
No. of manuscripts submitted in timeframe	310	301	− 9
No. of manuscripts included in analysis	300	290	− 10
No. with applicable reporting guidelines	224 (75%)	217 (75%)	0.2%
ARRIVE	18 (6.0%)	14 (4.8%)	− 1.2%
CARE	38 (13%)	24 (8.3%)	− 4.4%
CONSORT	10 (3.3%)	20 (6.9%)	3.6%
ENTREQ	2 (0.67%)	0 (0.0%)	− 0.7%
MOOSE	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	− 1.0%
PRISMA	18 (6.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1.2%
REMARK	11 (3.7%)	4 (1.4%)	− 2.3%
SQUIRE	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.07%)	0.7%
STARD	6 (2.0%)	12 (4.1%)	2.1%
SRQR	12 (4.0%)	12 (4.1%)	0.1%
STROBE	106 (35%)	106 (37%)	1.2%
TRIPOD	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.07%)	0.7%