Table 2. Subgroup analysis of PSS.
Subgroups | PSS | ||||||
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Studies, n | Participants, n | I 2 | Q-test | Mean difference | 95% CI | P | |
Publication date | |||||||
>2017 or = 2017 | 2 | 444 | 56 | 0.13 | -0.75 | -2.63,1.12 | 0.43 |
<2017 | 2 | 140 | 0 | 0.48 | -1.82 | -2.12,-1.52 | <0.00001 |
Treatment duration | |||||||
<7 weeks | 2 | 389 | 88 | 0.004 | -1.69 | -1.98,-1.39 | <0.00001 |
>7 weeks | 2 | 195 | 0 | 0.74 | -2.30 | -3.78,-0.81 | 0.002 |