Table 5.

Overall plagiarism (n=495)

Plagiarism score	Definition	n	% (95% CI)
Any level of plagiarism	At least one or more sections with plagiarism of 1 to 2 sentences; or level 2 plagiarism in the methods section	313	63% (58 to 68)
Some plagiarism (level 1)	One or more sections with plagiarism of 1 to 2 sentences; or level 2 plagiarism in the methods section	134	27% (23 to 32)
Moderate plagiarism (level 2)	One or more sections with plagiarism of 3 to 6 sentences; or level 3 plagiarism in the methods section	96	19% (16 to 23)
Extensive plagiarism (level 3)	One or more sections with plagiarism of 4 or more linked sentences, or plagiarism of more than 6 separate sentences	83	17% (13 to 21)