Audit of subgroup analysis results | ||||
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(1) List all a priori subpopulations from work plan | (2) List all studies conducted in a subpopulation only (e.g., older adults, males, females, diabetics) | (3) List all studies that reported subgroup analyses for this subpopulation | (4) List all outcomes reported for each subgroup analysis for this subpopulation | (5) Summarize decisions regarding further investigation of subgroup analysis results |
- Age | Â | - Study A (n) - Study B (n) - Study C (n) - Study D (n) | Outcome #1 - Study A - Study B Outcome #2 - Study C | - The majority of the studies (x/y) in the review reported age-related subgroup analyses. Age-related subgroup results will be abstracted in a separate table. |
- Sex | - Study X (men) (n) - Study Y (men) (n) - Study Z (women) (n) | - Study A (n) - Study B (n) - Study C (n) | Outcome #1 - Study A - Study B Outcome #2 - Study C | - The majority of the studies (x/y) in the review were either conducted in males or females only, or some type of sex-related subgroup analysis was conducted. Sex-related subgroup results will be abstracted in a separate table. |