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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 15.
Published before final editing as: J Med Ethics. 2021 Nov 15:medethics-2021-107765. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107765

Table 3:

Results from the multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify independent characteristics associated with not reporting on consent (Created by the authors)

Trial characteristics* Adjusted OR (95% Confidence Interval) p-value
Publication year 0.289
 2014 – 2015 Ref
 2016 – 2017 1.05 (0.68 to 1.61) 0.835
 2018 – 2019 0.73 (0.45 to 1.19) 0.209
Journal impact factor 0.001
 Tertile 1: [0.11 – 3.575) Ref
 Tertile 2: [3.575 – 7.958) 1.34 (0.88 – 2.05) 0.168
 Tertile 3: [7.958 – 70.67] 0.53 (0.32 – 0.88) 0.015
Design <0.0001
 Individually randomised trial Ref
 CRT with no professional-level or cluster-level interventions 1.58 (0.84 – 2.97) 0.156
 CRT with professional-level intervention, possibly other interventions, no cluster-level interventions 7.84 (4.68 – 13.12) <0.0001
 CRT with at least some cluster-level interventions 5.25 (3.30 – 8.34) <0.0001
Country of corresponding author 0.213
 LMIC only Ref
 Other 0.47 (0.16 to 1.42) 0.183
 EU only or UK only 1.24 (0.60 to 2.56) 0.561
 Canada only or US only 1.26 (0.64 to 2.47) 0.508
Setting 0.152
 Clinical Ref
 Public health 0.70 (0.43 – 1.14) 0.152
Self-identified as pragmatic 0.249
 No Ref
 Yes 1.29 (0.84 – 1.99) 0.249
*

Only pre-specified characteristics were entered into the model.

CRT = Cluster randomised trial