Table 5:
Trends in amount of inappropriately used practices over time
| Category of care | 2009–2017 n = 92 |
2018–2020 n = 80 |
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| No. of studies (no. of findings) | Median (IQR), % | No. of studies (no. of findings) | Median (IQR), % | |
| Diagnostics subtotal | 52 (154) | 28.5 (17.0–50.4) | 35 (99) | 26.7 (7.0–42.2) |
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| Therapeutics subtotal | 58 (128) | 42.2 (18.9–67.3) | 50 (120) | 24.5 (3.9–55.0) |
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| Total | 92 (282) | 32.6 (18.0–58.7) | 80 (219) | 25.9 (5.0–52.1) |
Note: IQR = interquartile range. Multiple diagnostics subcategory removed: only 1 data point in 2018–2020; multiple therapeutics subcategory removed: only 1 data point in 2009–2017.