Including older people in clinical research
BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.331.7524.1036 (Published 03 November 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:1036
Data supplement
Original research papers published between 1 June 1996 and 1 June 1997 and 1 January and 31 December 2004 categorised by whether exclusion of older participants was justified by the authors
BMJ
Lancet
Gut
Thorax
Total
1996-7
2004
1996-7
2004
1996-7
2004
1996-7
2004
1996-7
2004
Papers published
327
260
271
174
242
228
172
145
1012
807
Excluded from analysis*
202
186
135
117
100
77
85
45
522
425
No age limit
60/125
40/74
79/136
38/57
85/142
139/151
41/87
91/100
265/490
308/382
Specific to elderly people
11/125
12/74
6/136
5/57
1/142
0/151
0/87
1/100
18/490
18/382
Unjustifiably excluding elderly people
44/125
22/74
37/136
14/57
50/142
12/151
39/87
8/100
170/490
56/382
*Papers were excluded if concerned with children and adolescents, pregnancy or reproduction; animal work; cell lines / tissue studies; employment; sexually transmitted diseases.
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