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Table 1 Demographic data of the proposals reviewed within the past 5 years by our IRB

From: Latent variable modeling and its implications for institutional review board review: variables that delay the reviewing process

 

Non-approval

Approval

X2∕t

P

n = 56

n = 159

Type

    

 Expedited

50 (89.3 %)

125 (78.6 %)

3.113

0.109

 Full-board

6 (10.7 %)

34 (21.4 %)

  

Vulnerable case

18 (32.1 %)

59 (37.1 %)

1.154

0.338

Drug study

8 (14.3 %)

13 (8.2 %)

1.754

0.196

Genetic study

16 (28.6 %)

38 (23.9 %)

0.481

0.480

PI training

  

3.996

0.262

 6 h

0

1 (0.63 %)

  

  > 6 h

2 (3.6 %)

13 (8.2 %)

  

 DOH

50 (89.3 %)

141 (88.7 %)

  

 CITI program

4 (7.1 %)

4 (2.5 %)

  

Within organization

49 (87.5 %)

108 (67.9 %)

8.565

0.014

Administration time (day)

1. 27 ± 1.51

0. 78 ± 1.03

2.676

0.008

Revision frequency

1. 82 ± 0.57

1. 40 ± 0.76

3.744

0.000

Total review time (day)

47. 8 ± 50.5

31. 4 ± 24.1

3.203

0.002

  1. N = 221, excluded 6 exempt review
  2. DOH credits from Department of Health, CITI collaborative institutional training initiative