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Table 6 Tabulated and graphically presented data of the reviewed original articles (n = 139) published in the Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, in the period from 2011 to 2016

From: Pitfalls in scientific research: critical appraisal of articles published in one of the international journals in Egypt

Item

Number (%)

Tables

Present

128 (92.1)

 Accurate titles and labels

24 (18.8)

 Completely presenting applied statistical material

86 (67.2)

 Independently informative

68 (53.1)

 Complete statistical data

62 (48.4)

 Correct statistical data

64 (50.0)

 Organized tables

48 (37.5)

 Not repeating figures information (n = 115)*

112 (97.4)

 Emphasizing written text

71 (55.5)

 Not contradicting written text

96 (75.0)

 Relevant and not redundant information

90 (70.3)

 Consistent formulation within each table

61 (47.7)

 Consistent formulation in-between tables (n = 116)**

51 (44.0)

 All tables correctly referred to in the text

109 (85.2)

Figures

Present

82 (59.0)

 Accurate titles and labels

16 (19.5)

 Independently informative

34 (41.5)

 Organized

52 (63.4)

 Emphasizing written text

34 (41.5)

 Not contradicting written text

76 (92.7)

 Relevant and not redundant

58 (70.7)

 Consistent formulation in-between (n = 67)***

55 (67.1)

 All figures correctly referred to in the text

74 (90.2)

  1. *13 studies had no statistical figures and were considered inapplicable for this item
  2. **12 studies had a single table and were considered inapplicable for this item
  3. ***15 studies had a single figure and were considered inapplicable for this item