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. 2014 Jul 16;4(7):e004936. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004936

Table 3.

Differences between studies by subgroup analysis

Subgroups Number of studies SMD (95% CI) I2(%) p Value
Ethnicity
 European 2 0.63 (0.19 to 1.06) 58.0 0.005
 West Asian 5 0.45 (0.08 to 0.81) 47.4 0.016
 East Asian 1 1.26 (0.85 to 1.66) 0 <0.001
Age (years)
 <18 5 0.52 (0.15 to 0.89) 58.8 0.006
 ≥18 3 0.77 (0.18 to 1.36) 79.0 0.01