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Table 1 General characteristics of the 100 Cochrane systematic reviews

From: Assessing imprecision in Cochrane systematic reviews: a comparison of GRADE and Trial Sequential Analysis

Characteristics

Value (no. of reviews)

No. of countries (total no.)

22

Top five countries

 - UK

28

 - Australia

15

 - Canada

11

 - China

7

 - Italy

6

No. of Cochrane groups (total no,)

36

Top five Cochrane groups

 - Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group

13

 - Cochrane Neonatal Group

11

 - Cochrane Heart Group

8

 - Cochrane Airways Group

6

 - Cochrane Gynecology and Fertility Group

6

Status of systematic reviews (out of 100)

 - Updated

61

 - New

39

Type of intervention (out of 100)

 - Pharmacological

54

 - Non-pharmacological

46