Table 4.
Network characteristics of each outcome included in the NMA.
| Characteristic | Response Rate | Motor Nerve Outcomes | Sensory Nerve Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMNCV | PMNCV | TMNCV | UMNCV | MSNCV | PSNCV | TSNCV | USNCV | ||
| Number of interventions | 16 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Number of included trials | 42 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| Total number of patients in network | 3588 | 1365 | 2092 | 866 | 360 | 1894 | 2092 | 1348 | 523 |
| Total possible pairwise comparisons | 120 | 21 | 45 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 21 |
| Total number of pairwise comparisons with direct data | 18 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Is the network connected? | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | FALSE | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE |
| Number of two-arm studies | 42 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| Number of multiple arm studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average outcome (for continuous variables) | NA | 49.34 | 42.44 | 43.07 | 46.76 | 44.37 | 42.44 | 39.83 | 42.38 |
| Total number of events in network (for dichotomous variables) | 2777 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Number of studies with at least one zero events (for dichotomous variables) | 42 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Number of studies with all zero events (for dichotomous variables) | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |