Table 4.
Univariate model to predict characteristics that were associated with Altmetric reader score. PEDro: Physiotherapy Evidence Database.
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Open Access | 32.33 | 4.34 | –7.96 to 16.64 | .49 | ||||
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Impact Factor | 27.53 | 4.83 | 2.25 to 7.40 | .00 | ||||
| Article characteristics |
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Total PEDro score (/10) | –8.10 | 7.29 | 3.56 to 11.03 | .00 | ||||
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Number of years since publication | 23.59 | 3.36 | –0.19 to 6.90 | .06 | ||||
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Normalized citation count (number of citations divided by years since publication) | 11.45 | 10.10 | 7.74 to 12.46 | .00 | ||||
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Descriptive title | 56.05 | –23.67 | –42.87 to –4.47 | .02 | ||||