Table 4 Descriptors used to refer to non-financial conflicts of interest (COI) for which disclosure is required (n = 54)a
Non-financial COI terms | n (%) |
|---|---|
Personal relationship | 29 (54) |
Other | 21 (39) |
Non-financial COI | 18 (33) |
Professional | 15 (28) |
Academic competition | 12 (22) |
Personal opinion | 10 (19) |
Academic | 9 (17) |
Intellectual passion | 9 (17) |
Religious views | 8 (15) |
Political | 8 (15) |
Personal | 8 (15) |
Intellectual | 7 (13) |
Ideological | 7 (13) |
Competing loyalties | 5 (9) |
Advocacy groups/institutional advocacy | 5 (9) |
Institutional | 3 (6) |
Legal relationship | 3 (6) |
Governmental | 1 (2) |