Table 3 Candidate filters: total number of results, NNR and sensitivity
From: Are men difficult to find? Identifying male-specific studies in MEDLINE and Embase
| Â | MEDLINE | Embase | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total results | NNR | Sensitivity (n= 48) | % reduction in results | Precision | Total results | NNR | Sensitivity (n= 52) | % reduction in results | Precision | |
SO | 31897 | 665 | 100% (48) | Â | 0.15% | 37351 | 718 | 100% (52) | Â | 0.14% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S5)1 | 24277 | 506 | 100% (48) | 24% | 0.20% | 30046 | 578 | 100% (52) | 20% | 0.17% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S3 OR S5)2 | 24324 | 507 | 100% (48) | 24% | 0.20% | 30089 | 579 | 100% (52) | 19% | 0.17% |
[SO] AND (S3 OR S4 OR S5) | 24207 | 504 | 100% (48) | 24% | 0.20% | 32136 | 618 | 100% (52) | 14% | 0.16% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5) | 25874 | 539 | 100% (48) | 19% | 0.19% | 30389 | 584 | 100% (52) | 19% | 0.17% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S2 OR S5) | 25796 | 537 | 100% (48) | 19% | 0.19% | 30076 | 578 | 100% (52) | 19% | 0.17% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4) | 25864 | 539 | 100% (48) | 19% | 0.19% | 32352 | 622 | 100% (52) | 13% | 0.16% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S2 OR S4 OR S5) | 25874 | 539 | 100% (48) | 19% | 0.19% | 32409 | 623 | 100% (52) | 13% | 0.16% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5) | 26028 | 542 | 100% (48) | 18% | 0.18% | 33235 | 639 | 100% (52) | 11% | 0.16% |
[SO] AND (S2 OR S3 OR S4 OR S5) | 26028 | 542 | 100% (48) | 18% | 0.18% | 33235 | 639 | 100% (52) | 11% | 0.16% |
[SO] AND (S4 OR S5) | 24137 | 503 | 100% (48) | 24% | 0.20% | 31860 | 625 | 98% (51) | 15% | 0.16% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S2 OR S3 OR S5) | 25806 | 549 | 98% (47) | 19% | 0.18% | 31925 | 614 | 100% (52) | 14% | 0.16% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S2 OR S4) | 24808 | 528 | 98% (47) | 22% | 0.19% | 29432 | 577 | 98% (51) | 21% | 0.17% |
[SO] AND (S3 OR S5) | 20388 | 425 | 100% (48) | 36% | 0.24% | 21367 | 427 | 96% (50) | 43% | 0.23% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S4) | 23543 | 490 | 100% (48) | 26% | 0.20% | 29233 | 585 | 96% (50) | 22% | 0.17% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S3) | 23372 | 497 | 98% (47) | 27% | 0.20% | 29226 | 573 | 98% (51) | 22% | 0.17% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S2 OR S3) | 24820 | 528 | 98%(47) | 22% | 0.19% | 29226 | 573 | 98% (51) | 22% | 0.17% |
[SO] AND (S1 OR S2) | 25241 | 537 | 98% (47) | 21% | 0.19% | 31807 | 624 | 98% (51) | 15% | 0.16% |
[SO] AND (S3 OR S4) | 12389 | 326 | 79% (38) | 61% | 0.31% | 20604 | 468 | 85% (44) | 45% | 0.21% |