Table 1.

Comparison of random-effects and Bayesian meta-analysis estimates for IFN-α, IFN-γ, IL-6, and TNF-α

Cytokine	Random-effects estimate (95% CI)	Bayesian posterior mean (95% CI)
IFN-α	1.428 [0.78, 2.08]	1.20 [0.40, 1.93] (SE = 0.39)
IFN-γ	0.922 [0.32, 1.52]	0.86 [0.25, 1.45] (SE = 0.31)
IL-6	0.679 [0.45, 0.90]	0.66 [0.36, 0.97] (SE = 0.15)
TNF-α	1.754 [0.25, 3.26]	1.10 [–0.26, 2.31] (SE = 0.65)