Spin in 119 infographics, abstracts and full-text articles*
| Type of spin | Infographic n (%) | Abstract n (%) | Full text n (%) | Infographic versus abstract (OR, 95% CI) | Infographic versus full text (OR, 95% CI) | Abstract versus full text (OR, 95% CI) |
| Any evidence of spin | 39 (33) | 31 (26) | 31 (26) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.4) | 1.4 (0.8 to 2.4) | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.8) |
| Spin in both the results and conclusion | 7 (7) | 14 (12) | 8 (7) | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.4) | 1.0 (0.4 to 3.0) | 1.9 (0.7 to 4.6) |
| Spin in the results | 30 (26) | 17 (14) | 9 (8) | 2.1 (1.1 to 4.1)† | 4.3 (1.9 to 9.5)† | 2.0 (0.9 to 4.8) |
| Spin in the conclusion | 16 (20) | 28 (24) | 30 (26) | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.4) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.6) |
*Three infographics did not have a results section, 37 infographics did not have a conclusion and 2 full texts did not have a conclusion.
†Statistically significant.