Table 2.

Items assessed during qualitative analyses of newspaper content relating to diabetes and Ramadan combined, in 6 weeks leading up to and 4 weeks during Ramadan 2012.

Item	Outcome (Yes/No)
Is the headline a fair reflection of the article?
Does the article cite an affiliated organization?
Does the article cite a journal?
Does the article provide adequate background information?
Does the article compare statistics?
Are the statistics misused or misrepresented?
Does the article have the potential to cause undue harm or optimism?
Does the article generalize from laboratory-based/animal studies to humans without explicitly stating so?
Does the article give information consistent with reported medical guidelines?