Table 1 Distribution of 146 published abstracts by the time of presentation at the 2011 and 2012 Japan Geriatrics Society Annual Meetings to publication
Time from annual meeting presentation to publication | Year of conferencea | Accumulated number of published abstractsa, n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
2011 | 2012 | ||
Before the conferenceb | 7 | 9 | 16 (11.0) |
0–5 months | 7 | 13 | 36 (24.7) |
6–11 months | 17 | 12 | 65 (44.5) |
12–17 months | 14 | 10 | 89 (61.0) |
18–23 months | 7 | 6 | 102 (69.9) |
24–29 months | 7 | 6 | 115 (78.8) |
30–35 months | 4 | 6 | 125 (85.6) |
36–41 months | 4 | 2 | 131 (89.7) |
42–47 months | 3 | 4 | 138 (94.5) |
48–53 months | 3 | 1 | 142 (97.3) |
54–59 months | 1 | 3 | 146 (100.0) |
After 60 months | 0 | 0 | 146 (100.0) |