Funding source, trial outcome and reporting quality: are they related? Results of a pilot study

Table 1 Allocation concealment by funding source and by trial outcome

By Funding Source:
	Adequate	Inadequate	Unclear	Total	OR^* (95% CI)
Industry Only	16	1	27	44	1.00 (ref)
Not for Profit Only	13	2	13	28	.55 (.21, 1.42)
Mixed ⁺	6	1	15	22	1.35 (.46, 3.98)
Not Reported	1	1	4	6	1.26 (.21, 7.64)
Total	36	5	59	100
*p = .377*
By Direction and Statistical Significance of Trial Outcome:
Favoured New	21	4	42	67	1.00 (ref)
Favoured Conventional	4	0	2	6	.24 (.04, 1.32)
Neutral	7	1	11	19	.82 (.29, 2.31)
Unclear	4	0	4	8	.79 (.16, 3.84)
Total	36	5	59	100
*p = .678*

^*OR = odds ratio of unclear allocation concealment, relative to clear (i.e., adequate or inadequate); ⁺ = funding by at least one industry source and at least one not-for-profit source

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