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. 2023 Jul 14;23:260. doi: 10.1186/s12890-023-02539-9

Table 2.

Results of subgroup analysis among included studies

Subgroup Studies included (N) Heterogeneity Pooled WMD
I2 (%) P value
Self-control study 5 83 0.25 0.32 (-0.22–0.86)
Asia 2 86 0.11 0.6 (-0.14–1.35)
Publication year: non 2015 2 0 0.05 0.4 (-0.01–0.8)
Country: Germany 3 11 0.08 -0.26 (-0.56–0.03)
Country: Europe 5 70 0.58 -0.11 (-0.49–0.27)