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Table 2 Characteristics of the graphs found in 17 brochures

From: Pharmaceutical brochures in Lebanon: do they meet WHO recommendations?

 

Frequency (%)

Information presented ARR

2 (11.8%)

RRR

4 (23.5%)

ARR/ RRR

1 (5.9%)

NNT

0 (0%)

Other

10 (58.8%)

Randomized and blind study

2 (11.8%)

Confidence interval and power

2 (11.8%)

Simple to read and labelled axes

10 (58.8%)

Graph obscured

2 (11.8%)

Clear titles

9 (52.9%)

Exact reproduction

9 (52.9%)

Conclusion of significative difference easy to draw

3 (17.6%)

  1. ARR Absolute Risk Reduction, RRR Relative Risk Reduction, NNT Number Needed to Treat