Conditions and characteristics of the panels and publications included in the study.

aThe same Mood Disorders work group proposed separate changes to bipolar and depression.bThe cholesterol 2002 panel publication was silent on disclosure.cThe COPD panel did not separate speaker and consultant ties.dThe diabetes panel disclosed no ties.eGERD panel disclosures only pertained to one company and did not include separate categories.fThe myocardial infarction panel reported ties in a method that did not allow categorization of different forms of tie.gThe rheumatoid arthritis panel did not separate all speaker and consultant ties.MI, myocardial infarction; MS, multiple sclerosis; n/a, not available; RA, rheumatoid arthritis.