Table 1. Means and standard deviations for number of paragraphs per section.
Modified from Albert [2], Fig 5.1.
| Journal | Introduction | Methods | Results | Discussion | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Dis Child | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 6.5 ± 4.0 | 6.1 ± 4.0 | 6.9 ± 2.8 | 3/7/6/7 |
| BMJ | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 6.0 ± 3.7 | 5.9 ± 3.1 | 7.4 ± 2.8 | 3/6/6/7 |
| J Pediatr | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 6.7 ± 3.4 | 7.0 ± 3.9 | 7.3 ± 2.8 | 3/7/7/7 |
| Lancet | 2.6 ± 1.3 | 7.6 ± 3.6 | 6.1 ± 2.9 | 7.0 ± 2.6 | 3/8/6/7 |
| NEJM | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 9.2 ± 3.3 | 8.9 ± 3.8 | 6.9 ± 1.8 | 3/9/9/7 |
| Pediatr Res | 3.0 ± 1.3 | 9.6 ± 3.8 | 6.3 ± 2.9 | 8.5 ± 3.4 | 3/10/6/9 |
| Meta-analysis | 2.6 ± 0.5 | 7.6 ± 1.5 | 6.6 ± 1.4 | 7.2 ± 1.0 | 2-3/6-9/6-7/6-8 |
Arch Dis Child: Archives of Diseases in Childhood, BMJ: The BMJ, J Pediatr: Journal of Pediatrics, NEJM: The New England Journal of Medicine, Pediatr Res: Pediatric Research. Meta-analysis: results from DerSimonian and Laird [14] approach.