Review Article

Outcome Reporting Variability in Trials of Chinese Medicine for Hyperlipidemia: A Systematic Review for Developing a Core Outcome Set

Table 3

Subcategories of pathological or pathophysiological outcomes and frequency of outcomes reported in each subcategory.

No.Outcome subcategoriesNo. of individual outcomes in each subcategoryFrequency of outcomes reported from this subcategory

Total30317,036
1Blood lipid related outcomes3711,744
2Blood glucose related outcomes7498
3Steroid related outcomes66
4Protein related outcomes43845
5Other lipid related outcomes48
6Carotid atherosclerotic plaque related outcomes731
7Heart function related outcomes5288
8Hemorheology related outcomes241,136
9Cellular immune function related outcomes58
10Fluidity of cell membrane related outcomes22
11Inflammation related outcomes7118
12Blood pressure related outcomes2363
13Blood platelet function related outcomes968
14Blood coagulation function related outcomes1478
15Enzymatic activity measurement outcomes1475
16Hormone related outcomes711
17Insulin related outcomes515
18Imageological examination related outcomes1880
19ECG related outcomes2622
20Electrolyte related outcomes899
21Prostaglandin related outcomes215
22Stable no. of metabolites11
23Obesity related outcomes715
24Anemia related outcomes44
25Microcirculation related outcomes1012
26Thrombotic test in vitro related outcomes49
27Blood gas analysis related outcomes210
28General items related outcomes15773
29Physical examination related outcomes516
30Others2786