Reviewer's report
Title:To compare the efficacy of two kinds of Zhizhu pills in the treatment of
functional dyspepsia of spleen-deficiency and qi-stagnation syndromea
randomized group sequential comparative trial
Version: 4Date:10 June 2011
Reviewer: Carl J Lombard
Reviewer's report:
Minor essential revisions
1. The log(OR) is the scale of the TT testing being done. This is fine but the
estimate of the effect should be expressed on the odds ratio scale since this is
the standard scale for expressing the benefit or risk.
Hence taking the exponent for the estimate and CI one gets OR=2.91 with
95%CI: 1.40 to 6.06) for the benefit of IFCA relative to IFCS. This should be
presented in the abstract and body of the text in place of the log(OR).
2. The last paragraph of the statistical methods should be deleted since it is no
longer relevant
3. The headings of Figure I and II should be clear and self-sufficient
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
Reviewer's report
Title:To compare the efficacy of two kinds of Zhizhu pills in the treatment of
functional dyspepsia of spleen-deficiency and qi-stagnation syndromea
randomized group sequential comparative trial
Version: 4Date:10 June 2011
Reviewer: Carl J Lombard
Reviewer's report:
Minor essential revisions
1. The log(OR) is the scale of the TT testing being done. This is fine but the
estimate of the effect should be expressed on the odds ratio scale since this is
the standard scale for expressing the benefit or risk.
Hence taking the exponent for the estimate and CI one gets OR=2.91 with
95%CI: 1.40 to 6.06) for the benefit of IFCA relative to IFCS. This should be
presented in the abstract and body of the text in place of the log(OR).
2. The last paragraph of the statistical methods should be deleted since it is no
longer relevant
3. The headings of Figure I and II should be clear and self-sufficient
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
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Reviewer's report
Title:To compare the efficacy of two kinds of Zhizhu pills in the treatment of
functional dyspepsia of spleen-deficiency and qi-stagnation syndromea
randomized group sequential comparative trial
Version: 4Date:10 June 2011
Reviewer: Carl J Lombard
Reviewer's report:
Minor essential revisions
1. The log(OR) is the scale of the TT testing being done. This is fine but the
estimate of the effect should be expressed on the odds ratio scale since this is
the standard scale for expressing the benefit or risk.
Hence taking the exponent for the estimate and CI one gets OR=2.91 with
95%CI: 1.40 to 6.06) for the benefit of IFCA relative to IFCS. This should be
presented in the abstract and body of the text in place of the log(OR).
2. The last paragraph of the statistical methods should be deleted since it is no
longer relevant
3. The headings of Figure I and II should be clear and self-sufficient
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
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