Table 1.
Results for the osteoarthritis of the knee data.
Consistency 
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Inconsistency 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Estimate (SD) | P(best) | Estimate (SD) | P(best) | |
| Treatment | |||||
| A: Standard care | – | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| B: Placebo | δAB | 0.04 (0.21) | 0.00 | 0.04 (0.23) | 0.00 |
| C: No medication | δAC | 0.60 (0.32) | 0.00 | 0.59 (0.35) | 0.00 |
| D: Acupuncture | δAD | − 0.78 (0.16) | 0.07 | − 0.78 (0.19) | 0.07 |
| E: Balneotherapy | δAE | − 0.46 (0.26) | 0.00 | − 0.49 (0.30) | 0.01 |
| F: Braces | δAF | − 0.15 (0.47) | 0.02 | − 0.15 (0.50) | 0.02 |
| G: Aerobic exercise | δAG | − 0.60 (0.23) | 0.03 | − 0.57 (0.25) | 0.03 |
| H: Muscle exercise | δAH | − 0.37 (0.11) | 0.00 | − 0.36 (0.15) | 0.00 |
| I: Heat treatment | δAI | − 0.03 (0.31) | 0.00 | − 0.02 (0.33) | 0.00 |
| J: Insoles | δAJ | − 0.01 (0.36) | 0.00 | 0.00 (0.41) | 0.00 |
| K: Tai chi | δAK | − 0.28 (0.29) | 0.01 | − 0.28 (0.34) | 0.01 |
| L: Weight loss | δAL | − 0.35 (0.26) | 0.01 | − 0.35 (0.29) | 0.01 |
| M: Sham acupuncture | δAM | − 0.25 (0.24) | 0.00 | − 0.28 (0.28) | 0.00 |
| N: Ice/cooling | δAN | − 0.25 (0.37) | 0.01 | − 0.25 (0.39) | 0.01 |
| O: Interferential | δAO | − 1.11 (0.49) | 0.51 | − 1.11 (0.51) | 0.49 |
| P: Laser | δAP | − 0.24 (0.37) | 0.00 | − 0.24 (0.42) | 0.01 |
| Q: Manual | δAQ | − 0.29 (0.31) | 0.01 | − 0.29 (0.32) | 0.01 |
| R: NMES | δAR | 0.45 (0.56) | 0.00 | 0.45 (0.58) | 0.00 |
| S: PES | δAS | − 0.70 (0.33) | 0.08 | − 0.73 (0.36) | 0.09 |
| T: PEMF | δAT | 0.01 (0.32) | 0.00 | 0.01 (0.38) | 0.00 |
| U: Static magnets | δAU | − 0.78 (0.58) | 0.23 | − 0.78 (0.61) | 0.23 |
| V: TENS | δAV | − 0.63 (0.23) | 0.01 | − 0.61 (0.24) | 0.01 |
| Heterogeneity mean (SD) | τβ | 0.43 (0.06) | 0.42 (0.06) | ||
| median (CI) | 0.43 (0.32, 0.56) | 0.42 (0.30, 0.56) | |||
| Inconsistency mean (SD) | τω | 0.14 (0.10) | |||
| median (CI) | 0.13 (0.00, 0.37) | ||||
| DIC | 132.61 | 133.23 | |||
NMES: neuromuscular electrical stimulation; PES: pulsed electrical stimulation; PEMF: pulsed electromagnetic fields; TENS:transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
Two sets of results are shown, those assuming consistency and those allowing for inconsistency. Estimates are given by posterior means, and P(best) is the probability that each treatment is best (to two decimal places). Posterior medians and 95% credible intervals are also given for variance parameters.
SD, standard deviation; DIC, deviance information criterion.