Proportion of articles with particular attributes by journal and overall
| Journals | Implication for research, n (%) | Implication for public health, n (%) | Tentative language present, n (%) | Subset language present, n (%) | Prescriptive language present, n (%) | Audience specified, n (%) |
| NEJM (n=18) | 10 (55.6) | 4 (22.2) | 8 (44.4) | 3 (16.7) | 4 (22.2) | 2 (11.1) |
| JAMA (n=12) | 11 (91.7) | 0 | 6 (50.0) | 3 (25.0) | 4 (33.3) | 2 (16.7) |
| Annals (n=21) | 13 (61.9) | 1 (4.8) | 10 (47.6) | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | 8 (38.1) |
| Total (N=51) | 34 (66.7) | 5 (9.8) | 24 (47.1) | 15 (29.4) | 20 (39.2) | 12 (23.5) |