Characteristic | Summary measure |
---|---|
Study sample size | |
Median (range) | 352 (37–27,830) |
Year of publication (median, range) | Median 2005 (range 1968–2016) |
Before 1980 | 3 (10%) |
1981–1990 | 1 (3.3%) |
1991–2000 | 6 (20%) |
2001–2010 | 10 (33.3%) |
2011–2016 | 10 (33.3%) |
% Female participants | Â |
Median (range) | 45.5% (0%–83.3%) |
Average patient age (years) | Â |
# studies reporting mean/median | 23 |
# with average age between <20 | 3 (13.0%) |
# with average age between 20 and 40 | 13 (56.5%) |
# with average age > 40 | 7 (30.5%) |
Other population characteristics of note | Â |
# enrolling HIV patients | 5 (17.2%) |
# in prison populations | 2 (6.9%) |
# in population at risk of silicosis | 3 (10.3%) |
# in transplant patients | 1 (3.5%) |
Funding source | Â |
Industry | 3 (10%) |
Academic/government | 15 (50%) |
Mixed funding | 1 (3.3%) |
Not reported | 11 (36.7%) |