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Table 5 Summary of findings

From: Spin in the reporting, interpretation, and extrapolation of adverse effects of orthodontic interventions: protocol for a cross-sectional study of systematic reviews

Description of outcomes from the main text

Statistic

The number of retrieved systematic reviews

Number

The number of eligible systematic reviews

Number

The prevalence of eligible systematic reviews

Prevalence

The prevalence of eligible systematic reviews that did seek any findings related to adverse effects of interventions in the included studies

Prevalence

The prevalence of eligible systematic reviews in which potential adverse effects of these interventions were reported or considered (i.e., discussed, weighed, etc.) in the abstract*

Prevalence

The prevalence of eligible systematic reviews in which spin was identified on adverse effects of orthodontic interventions in the abstract*

Prevalence

The prevalence of misleading reporting-related spin in the abstract*

Prevalence

The prevalence of misleading interpretation-related spin in the abstract*

Prevalence

The prevalence of misleading extrapolation-related spin in the abstract*

Prevalence

  1. All prevalence data will be presented with their 95% confidence intervals
  2. *This statistic will be reported for reviews that sought and did not seek any findings related to adverse effects of interventions in the included studies