Ref | Sample size | Effect size | p Value | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 1 v 2 | 1 v 3 | 2 v 3 | 1 v 2 | 1 v 3 | 2 v 3 | |
Loguercio30 | 17 | 31 | 17 | +0.41 | +3.21 | +2.10 | 0.18 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Poynard17 | 105 | 27 | 16 | +0.18 | +0.59 | +0.43 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
Yoshihara26 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 0.00 | −0.31 | −0.33 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.37 |
Khan29 | 40 | 42 | 24 | −0.14 | −0.16 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 1.00 |
Combined studies | 1 v 2 | 1 v 3 | 2 v 3 | ||||||
Fixed effects model | 0.50 | 0.025 | 0.007 | ||||||
Random effects model | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.32 | ||||||
Test for heterogeneity | 0.47 | <0.001 | <0.001 |