Table 2

Changes within full-text publications (n=94) of work previously presented in abstract form

Variable

n (%)

Title change

74 (78.7)

Any change in authors*

54 (57.4)

Number of authors increased

29 (53.7)

Number of authors decreased

7 (13.0)

Order of authors changed

22 (40.7)

Sample size changed

26 (27.7)

Increased

17 (65.4)

Decreased

9 (34.6)

  • *Percentages for specific changes are greater than 100% due to some publications that had multiple types of author changes.