Table 3. Papers fully reporting ARRIVE checklist items in supporting (SUPP) and non-supporting (nonSUPP) journals in 2009 and 2015.
| Item | SUPP | NonSUPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 (N = 52) | 2015 (N = 61) | 2009 (N = 68) | 2015 (N = 55) | ||||
| n/N (% reported) | n/N (% reported) | p-value | n/N (% reported) | n/N (% reported) | p-value | ||
| 1 | Title | 52/52 (100) | 61/61 (100) | 1 | 68/68 (100) | 55/55 (100) | 1 |
| 2 | Abstract | 36/52 (69.2) | 56/61 (91.8) | 0.003 | 45/68 (66.2) | 44/55 (80.0) | 0.11 |
| 3 | Background | 52/52 (100) | 60/61 (98.4) | 1 | 68/68 (100) | 55/55 (100) | 1 |
| 4 | Objectives | 47/52 (90.2) | 60/61 (98.4) | 0.09 | 68/68 (100) | 55/55 (100) | 1 |
| 5 | Ethical statement | 39/52 (75.0) | 52/61 (85.2) | 0.23 | 25/68 (36.8) | 45/55 (81.8) | <0.0001 |
| 6 | Study design | 10/52 (19.2) | 19/61 (31.1) | 0.20 | 10/68 (14.7) | 15/55 (27.3) | 0.12 |
| 7 | Experimental procedure | 34/52 (65.4) | 30/61 (49.2) | 0.09 | 45/68 (66.2) | 42/55 (76.4) | 0.24 |
| 8 | Experimental animals | 8/52 (15.4) | 18/61 (29.5) | 0.12 | 1/68 (1.5) | 6/55 (10.9) | 0.04 |
| 9 | Housing and husbandry | 2/51 (3.9) | 13/61 (21.3) | 0.01 | 3/67 (4.5) | 8/54 (14.8) | 0.06 |
| 10 | Sample size | 2/52 (3.8) | 13/61 (21.3) | 0.01 | 1/68 (1.5) | 3/55 (5.5) | 0.32 |
| 11 | Allocating animals | 11/52 (21.2) | 16/61 (26.2) | 0.66 | 14/68 (20.6) | 17/55 (30.9) | 0.22 |
| 12 | Experimental outcomes | 52/52 (100) | 61/61 (100) | 1 | 66/67 (98.5) | 55/55 (100) | 1 |
| 13 | Statistical methods | 23/52 (44.2) | 29/61 (47.5) | 0.85 | 38/68 (55.9) | 32/55 (58.2) | 0.86 |
| 14 | Baseline data | 24/41 (58.5) | 27/50 (54.0) | 0.68 | 20/30 (66.7) | 18/35 (51.4) | 0.31 |
| 15 | Numbers analysed | 29/52 (55.8) | 39/61 (63.9) | 0.44 | 37/68 (54.4) | 25/55 (45.5) | 0.37 |
| 16 | Outcomes and estimation | 45/52 (86.5) | 49/61 (80.3) | 0.45 | 55/68 (80.9) | 49/55 (89.1) | 0.32 |
| 17 | Adverse events | 18/29 (62.1) | 17/41 (41.5) | 0.15 | 4/18 (22.2) | 8/23 (34.8) | 0.50 |
| 17a | Details of adverse events | 25/29 (86.2) | 25/41 (61.0) | 0.03 | 8/18 (44.4) | 20/24 (83.3) | 0.02 |
| 18 | Interpretation/scientific implications | 15/52 (28.8) | 20/61 (32.8) | 0.69 | 7/68 (10.3) | 21/55 (38.2) | 0.0004 |
| 19 | Generalisability/translation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Funding | 29/52 (55.8) | 43/61 (70.5) | 0.12 | 48/68 (70.6) | 44/55 (80) | 0.30 |
N = total number of papers where the item was applicable. n = total number of papers reporting the item. p values are for comparisons between years for each journal type.