Table 2.
Summary of the main quantitative findings, including the number of studies and effect sizes per analysis
| Analysis | Role in manuscript | Model | Effect metric | Studies / effect sizes (k/n) | Participants (Exp/Control) | Pooled effect | 95% CI | P value | Heterogeneity (I²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMJ-only | Primary analysis | Fixed-effect | MD (cm) | 8 / 8 | 110 / 86 | 2.41 | 1.20 to 3.61 | < 0.0001 | 26% |
| CMJ-only (leave-two-out: excluding Krzysztofik [12] and Villalon-Gasch [30]) | Sensitivity analysis | Fixed-effect | MD (cm) | 6 / 6 | 85 / 68 | 1.95 | 0.69 to 3.21 | 0.003 | 0% |
| CMJ-only (SMD sensitivity analysis) | Sensitivity analysis | Random-effects | SMD | 8 / 8 | 110 / 86 | 0.52 | 0.23 to 0.82 | 0.0005 | 0% |
| All jump outcomes | Supplementary analysis | Random-effects | SMD | 10 / 10 | 139 / 115 | 0.42 | 0.17 to 0.68 | 0.001 | 0% |
| Sprint | Secondary exploratory analysis | Random-effects | SMD | 3 / 3 | 41 / 35 | 0.29 | -0.35 to 0.94 | 0.37 | 49% |
| Change-of-direction (COD) | Secondary exploratory analysis | Random-effects | SMD | 3 / 3 | 47 / 47 | -0.75 | -1.17 to -0.33 | 0.0005 | 0% |