Yan R H, Peng X X
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2019 Jan 10;40(1):99-105. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.01.020.
Our study aimed to amplify and explain the items of statistical reporting requirements proposed by medical journals, and to improve the statistical reporting quality of medical articles. Statistical reporting requirements were obtained from the reporting standards published by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), the Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency of Health Research (EQUATOR) network, and the editorial board of Chinese Medical Journal, . The items involved in statistical reporting requirements were summarized as issues of study design, statistical analysis, and interpretation of results. Each item was amplified based on cases of original articles. It is noticeable that the statistical reporting requirements of English medical journals generally referring to guidance documents, including "Recommendations for the conduct, reporting, editing, and publication of scholarly work in medical journals" proposed by the ICMJE, or the statements for different study types published by the EQUATOR network, where the statistical reporting of medical articles had been detailed specified. The statistical reporting requirements of Chinese medical journals, however, were usually stated by the editorial boards. Although the formats and contents of statistical analysis had been regulated, the requirements of Chinese medical journals were to some extent insufficient and should be enhanced in accordance with the international standards. In conclusion, the amplification and explanation of statistical reporting requirements were expected to help investigators understand the requirements for statistical reporting in medical researches, so as to effectively improve the quality of medical articles.
我们的研究旨在扩充并阐释医学期刊提出的统计报告要求项目，以提高医学论文的统计报告质量。统计报告要求源自国际医学期刊编辑委员会（ICMJE）、提高健康研究质量和透明度（EQUATOR）网络以及《中华医学杂志》编辑委员会发布的报告标准。统计报告要求所涉及的项目归纳为研究设计、统计分析和结果解读问题。每个项目都基于原始文章案例进行了扩充。值得注意的是，英文医学期刊的统计报告要求通常参考指导文件，包括ICMJE提出的“医学期刊中学术作品的撰写、报告、编辑和发表建议”，或EQUATOR网络发布的针对不同研究类型的声明，其中医学文章的统计报告已得到详细规定。然而，中文医学期刊的统计报告要求通常由编辑委员会阐述。尽管统计分析的格式和内容已得到规范，但中文医学期刊的要求在一定程度上仍不充分，应按照国际标准予以加强。总之，对统计报告要求的扩充和阐释有望帮助研究者理解医学研究中统计报告的要求，从而有效提高医学论文的质量。
