10 . Manuscript Formatting – Results

Present the results in a logical sequence in the text, tables and illustrations.

Do not repeat all the data of the tables or illustrations in the text.

Emphasize or summarise important observations.

Frequencies and percentages both should be mentioned, example, there were 18 (2%) men.

Exact p values should be reported.

Mean should be with standard deviations.

Medians should be with inter-quartile range.

Present decimal figures up to 2 decimals only. e.g. 0.07 is correct instead of 0.071.

JPMA encourages authors to use the SAMPL guidelines for statistical reporting